时代论阵营内部很分化:有“改革宗取向的时代论者”(
## 一、圣经解释与系统前提:盟约体系压缩经文
– 许多时代论者认为,加尔文—盟约神学是先有一套“约/拣选/
– 典型指控:
– “为了维护 TULIP 和盟约框架,不得不把一些‘凡、众人、全世界’
## 二、TULIP 各点上的直接反击
许多保守时代论/圣经浸信会作者基本“逐点否定 TULIP”,尤其是 U、L、I:
– 对 T(完全败坏)
– 有人认为,加尔文派把“全然败坏”推进到“
– 对 U(无条件拣选)
– 时代论—浸信会作者普遍认为:无条件拣选把神变成“
– 有人坚持:预定与拣选主要是“在基督里”对信徒群体的祝福预定,
– 对 L(有限救赎)
– 这一点是许多时代论浸信会最强烈反对的点:他们反复诉诸“
– 对 I(不可抗拒恩典)
– 时代论者通常强调“真自由意志”,认为如果恩典不可抗拒,
– 对 P(圣徒坚忍)
– 一些极端反加尔文时代论浸信会甚至连 P 也否认,认为“坚忍”容易演变为“靠行为证明自己是选民”
## 三、救恩与成圣:拒绝“高强度必然成圣”的观念
– 有时代论学者评 John Gerstner 对“时代论=把称义和成圣割裂”的指控,认为这是误读:
– 他们承认称义应产生成圣,但否认“高程度圣洁是必然结果”
## 四、神的主权与罪的作者问题
– 一些强时代论—自由意志阵营与原始浸信会类似,指责加尔文式“
– 若神积极预定一切事件,包括所有罪,就算说他不是“作者”,
## 五、结构性评估:时代论与“完整改革宗”不相容
– 有时代论学者直接论证:
– “经典时代论若按自己的诠释原则(字面、以色列—教会区分)
– 一篇专门讨论“时代论与 TULIP”的文章就结论:一个忠于时代论前提的人,会在 TULIP 各点上与加尔文主义产生张力,故“
课堂一句话可用:
– 很多时代论学者眼中,加尔文派的问题不只是几个教义点,而是“
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