於2013-06-01發佈

一條更好的道路

作者:傅蘭吉

一個人可能是有名無實的基督徒,對屬靈的事也不感興趣,直到有一天他開始讀聖經,聖靈在他裡面點火。倘若那人持續裡面的火,他的生命會越來越像耶穌基督。也就是說,他會變得更充滿愛,更容易饒恕,更預備好為他人的得救而捨下自己的生命。當他越來越像基督,屬靈的能力將伴隨著他的生命。正如耶穌說:『我所做的事,信我的人也要做』(約翰福音14:12)。

然而,倘若一個有名無實的穆斯林開始讀可蘭經,倘若他持續每天讀經,有更大的熱誠順服穆罕默德的誡律,當他持續這樣做,這個人最終會渴望得著真正的伊斯蘭教,也就是完全降服阿拉。在此團體中,會有一小群的人不僅完全接受穆罕默德的教導,也會接受他所做的事;穆罕默德所做的事,他的跟隨者也會去做,此狂熱份子會在他的社區中成為好戰份子。他會用各種方式讓未信者改變信仰,包括恐怖攻擊,倘若有人從伊斯蘭教改信基督教,他會讓那人入獄或死亡。倘若一個人接受這種徹底的伊斯蘭化卻沒有公開使用暴力,至少會支持那樣做的人。

因此,無可避免的是至少會有一些穆斯林是激進份子,隨著對伊斯蘭教瞭解的增加,宗教狂熱者最終一定會走上他的宗教創辦者的道路。這意味著只要有人讀可蘭經,就會有一小群的人覺得使用武力擴張伊斯蘭教的正當性。我們這些住在非穆斯林世界的人,將必須面對這些『真信徒』的暴力。

這也意味溫和的穆斯林必須瞭解到,除非他們想要與非穆斯林鄰舍宣戰,否則他們必須暴露並譴責激進的穆斯林,特別是在穆斯林與非穆斯林住在一起的社區。

你是穆斯林嗎?你想要激進的極端份子來代表你和你的族群嗎?若不要,你必須找到方法指引激進的穆斯林進入屬靈的聖戰來對抗他靈魂的罪,而不是進入充滿暴力的聖戰來對抗社區中的人。

你是基督徒嗎?你必須防範對所有穆斯林的成見,因為許多人轉向伊斯蘭教是因為對西方罪惡生活的回應。就真實面來看,他們曾尋求神,只不過教會使他們失望。然而,在最近的氛圍中,他們現在正懷疑他們跟隨伊斯蘭教的決定。因此,當我們盼望贏得穆斯林時,我們必須彰顯出基督,以及祂對全人類的愛。

最後,身為基督徒,我們必須饒恕穆斯林,並為他們禱告。我和我妻子天天為穆斯林禱告,求莊稼的主打發工人去到穆斯林世界,好將耶穌顯明給他們,包括最激進的份子,甚至那些預備要殺非穆斯林的人。

激進的伊斯蘭教信徒只會被激進的基督跟隨者贏得,我們必須讓他們看見一條更好的道路。

來源:www.frangipane.org


A Better Way
By Francis Frangipane

A man might be a nominal Christian, mostly unaffected by spiritual things, until one day he reads the Bible and the Holy Spirit ignites in him a fire. If that person remains steadfast in his inspiration, he will increasingly pattern his life after Jesus Christ - that is, he will become more loving, more forgiving, and more ready to give his life for the redemption of others. 

Spiritual power will accompany his life as he becomes more and more like Christ. As Jesus said, "The works that I do, he will do also" (John 14:12). However, if a nominal Muslim begins to read a Koran, if he continues his daily reading and feels an increasing zeal toward obeying the precepts of Mohammed, as he continues on, this man will ultimately desire to possess true Islam - that is, total submission to Allah. Among this group, a smaller percentage will fully embrace not only the teachings of Mohammed, but his works as well; the works Mohammed did the follower will also do. The zealot will become militant in his community. He will seek to convert unbelievers by any means, including terror, and if one converts from Islam to Christianity, he will seek that person’s imprisonment or death. If one carries this version of complete Islam in his or her soul but does not openly use violence, they will at least sympathize with those that do. 

Thus, the radicalization of at least some Muslims is inevitable, for the normal growth of an unrestrained, religious zealot will eventually conform him to the founder of his religion. This means that as long as there are people reading the Koran, there will be a small percentage who will feel justified to use violence to spread Islam. We who live in the predominantly non-Muslim world will have to cope with the violence of these "true believers."It also means that moderate Muslims must realize, unless they desire war with their non-Muslim neighbors, they will have to expose and denounce the radicalized Muslim, especially in communities where Muslims and non-Muslims live together. 

Are you Muslim? Do you want the radical extremist to represent you and your people? If not, then you must find ways to direct the radical Muslim into a spiritual jihad against the sins of his soul rather than a violent jihad against the people of a community. 

Are you Christian? You must guard against prejudging all Muslims, for many people turned to Islam as a reaction to the sinfulness of the West. In a real way, they were seeking God but the church failed them. In this present atmosphere, however, they now doubt the choice they made to follow Islam. Therefore, we must reveal Christ and the love He has for all people if we hope to win Muslims. 

And finally, as Christians, we must forgive and pray for Muslims. My wife and I pray daily for Muslims, that the Lord of the harvest would send laborers into the Muslim world and that Jesus would be revealed to them, including the most radical, even those who are prepared to kill non Muslims.

The radical Islamist will only be won by the radical Christ follower. We must show them a better way.

www.frangipane.org