1、“生命在他里頭,這生命就是人的光。光照在黑暗里,黑暗卻不接受光。”(《新約·約翰福音》第1章)
What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. "John 1-4,5"
這是是基督教神學(xué)思想的核心。這里的“光”指的是耶穌基督,“生命”指的是永生——戰(zhàn)勝死亡,獲得真理。
2、“你們要進窄門,因為引到滅亡,那門是寬的,路是大的,進去的人也多;引到永生,那門是窄的,路是小的,找著的人也少。”(《新約·馬太福音》第7 章)
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few wh o find it. "Matthew 7-13,14"
這是耶穌“登山寶訓(xùn)”中最短的一段,但卻是整個新教精神的核心。對于清教徒而言,人生就意味著無盡艱險,就意味著走窄門。
3、“愛是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈;愛是不嫉妒,愛是不自夸,不張狂,不作害羞的事,不求自己的益處,不輕易發(fā)怒,不計算人的惡,不喜歡不義,只喜歡真理;凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐;愛是永不止息。”(《新約·哥林多前書》第1 3章)
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious pr boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or re sentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. I t bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never end s.
基督教是“愛的宗教”,這就是使徒保羅對愛的詮釋。從古到今不知有多少人因這段話而皈依基督教,可見“愛是無可比的”。