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标 题: 《威斯敏斯特信仰告白》第一章论圣经
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发信人: CCBible (神同在圣经), 信区: Church
标 题: 《威斯敏斯特信仰告白》第一章论圣经
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Apr 28 23:48:07 2012, 美东)
第一章 论圣经
一、本性之光与创造护理之工，虽彰显神的善良、智慧和权能，叫人无可推诿1；但
都不足以将得救所必须的，有关神及其旨意的知识赐予人2。所以神愿意多次多方将自己
启示给他的教会，并向教会宣布□的旨意3；以后，为了更加保守并传扬真理的缘故，而
且为了更坚立教会，安慰教会，抵挡肉体的败坏，并撒但与世界的恶意起见，遂将全部
启示笔之于书4。于是，神先前向他百姓启示自己旨意的方法已经停止5，故圣经成为我
们最必要的6。
二、在圣经，或笔之于书的神言的名义下，包括旧新约全书，即旧约三十九卷，新
约二十七卷（书名于此从略）。这些书都是出于神的默示7，为信仰与生活的准则。
三、一般称为伪经（Apocrypha）的各卷，既非出于神的默感，所以不属圣经正典，
因此（伪经）在神的教会中没有权威，只能当作其他属人的著作看待或使用之8。
四、应受信服的圣经权威，不在乎任何人或教会的见证，乃完全在乎神（他是真理
的本身）是圣经的著者。因为圣经是神的话，所以当为我们接受9。
五、我们可能受教会所作之见证的感动与影响，因而对圣经有高度敬畏的尊重10。
圣经主题属天的性质，教义的效力，文体的庄严，各部的符合，全体的目的（将一切的
荣耀都归给神），人类唯一得救之道充份的显示，和其他许多无比的优秀点，以及全体
的完整，都足以证明圣经本身为神言的证据。虽然如此，我们所以十分接纳并确实相信
圣经之无谬的真理性与属神的权威，乃是由于圣灵内在之工，借着并同着神的话在我们
心中所作的见证11。
六、凡神关于他自己的荣耀，人的得救，信仰与生活一切所必须之事的全备旨意，
都明明记载在圣经内，或从圣经中推出正当的与必然的结论；所以无论何时，不可借着
圣灵的新启示，或凭人的遗传，给圣经再加上什么12。虽然如此，但我们承认为了明了
圣经中所启示的得救知识，圣灵的内在光照是必须的13；并且承认有些关于敬拜神，和
教会行政的某些详情，因与人类行为和人类社会是相关的，故亦可凭人的经验和基督徒
的智慧来规定，但必须时常遵照圣经的一般规则14。
七、圣经中所有的事本不都一样清楚，对各人也不都同样明 了15；但为得救所必须
知道，必须相信，必须遵守的那些事，在圣 经的各处都有清楚的提示与论列，不但是学
者，就是不学无术的 人，只要正当使用普通方法，都能得到适当的理解16。
八、用希伯来文（是古时神选民的国语）所写的旧约，和用希利尼文（是新约时代
各国最通行的文字）所写的新约，都是受神直接的灵感，并且由于神特别的照顾与护理
，历经世代，保守纯正，所以是可靠的17；因此一切有关宗教的争辩，教会终当以圣经
为最高裁判者18。但因神的众百姓并不都通晓这些圣经原文，而且他们对圣经有权利与
兴味，并以敬畏神的心，听神吩咐去诵读和考查圣经19；所以凡圣经所到之地，都应译
成各国的通行语20，使神的话丰丰富富地存在各人心里，令他们可以用讨神喜悦的方式
去敬拜21，并借着圣经的忍耐和安慰可以得着盼望22。
九、解释圣经的无谬规则就是圣经本身（以经解经）。所以对圣经哪一部份的真正
和圆满意义发生疑问时（该意义不能有多种，只有一个），就当用他处较为更明了的经
文，借以查究和明了其真义23。
十、决定宗教上的一切争论，审查教会会议的一切决议，古代著者的意见，世人的
教训和私人的灵感，都当以在圣经中说话的圣灵为最高裁判者，而且对其判决拳拳服膺
24。
1. 罗二14-15，一19-20，一32，二1，诗十九1-3。
2. 林前一21，二13-14。
3. 来一1。
4. 箴廿二19-21；路一3-4；罗十五4；太四4、7、10；赛八19-20。
5. 来一1-2。
6. 提后三15；彼后一19。
7. 路十六29、31；弗二20；启廿二18-19；提后三16。
8. 路廿四27、44；罗三2；彼后一21。
9. 彼后一 19、21；提后三16；约壹五9；帖前二13。
10. 提前三15。
11. 约壹二20、27；约十六13-14；林前二10-12；赛五十九21。
12. 提后三15-17；加一8-9；帖后二2。
13. 约六45；林前二9-12。
14. 林前十一13-14，十四26、40。
15. 彼后三16。
16. 诗一一九105、130。
17. 太五18。
18. 赛八20；徒十五15；约五39、46。
19. 约五39。
20. 林前十四6、9、11-12、24、27-28。
21. 西三16。
22. 罗十五4。
23. 彼后一20-21；徒十五15-16。
24. 太廿二29、31；弗二20；徒廿八25
CHAPTER 1 OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE
1. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do
so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men une
xcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of
his will, which is necessary unto salvation. Therefore it pleased the Lord,
at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare th
at his will unto his church; and afterwards, for the better preserving and p
ropagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of
the church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan and
of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing: which maketh the Holy
Scripture to be most necessary; those former ways of God's revealing his wil
l unto his people being now ceased.
2. Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now con
tained all the books of the Old and New Testaments, which are these:
Of the Old Testament:
Genesis II Chronicles Daniel Exodus Ezra Hosea Leviticus Nehemiah Joel Numbe
rs Esther Amos Deuteronomy Job Obadiah Joshua Psalms Jonah Judges Proverbs M
icah Ruth Ecclesiastes Nahum I Samuel The Song of Songs Habakkuk II Samuel I
saiah Zephaniah I Kings Jeremiah Haggai II Kings Lamentations Zechariah I Ch
ronicles Ezekiel Malachi Of the New Testament:
The Gospels Galatians The Epistle
according to Ephesians of James Matthew Philippians The first and Mark Colos
sians second Epistles Luke Thessalonians I of Peter John Thessalonians II Th
e first, second,
The Acts of the to Timothy I and third Epistles
Apostles to Timothy II of John
Paul's Epistles to Titus The Epistle
to the Romans to Philemon of Jude Corinthians I The Epistle to The Revelatio
n Corinthians II the Hebrews of John
All which are given by inspiration of God to be the rule of faith and life.
3. The books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of divine inspiration, are
no part of the canon of the Scripture, and therefore are of no authority in
the church of God, nor to be any otherwise approved, or made use of, than o
ther human writings.
4. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, a
nd obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man, or church; but wholl
y upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to
be received, because it is the Word of God.
5. We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the church to an high and
reverent esteem of the Holy Scripture. And the heavenliness of the matter,
the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of the style, the consent of all t
he parts, the scope of the whole (which is, to give all glory to God), the f
ull discovery it makes of the only way of man's salvation, the many other in
comparable excellencies, and the entire perfection thereof, are arguments wh
ereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the Word of God: yet notwiths
tanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divin
e authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witn
ess by and with the Word in our hearts.
6. The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glor
y, man's salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in Scriptur
e, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto
which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the
Spirit, or traditions of men. Nevertheless, we acknowledge the inward illumi
nation of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of
such things as are revealed in the Word: and that there are some circumstanc
es concerning the worship of God, and government of the church, common to hu
man actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature, a
nd Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the Word, which are
always to be observed.
7. All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clea
r unto all: yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and
observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded, and opened in some place
of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a du
e use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of t
hem.
8. The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people
of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which, at the time of the wr
iting of it, was most generally known to the nations), being immediately ins
pired by God, and, by his singular care and providence, kept pure in all age
s, are therefore authentical; so as, in all controversies of religion, the c
hurch is finally to appeal unto them. But, because these original tongues ar
e not known to all the people of God, who have right unto, and interest in t
he Scriptures, and are commanded, in the fear of God, to read and search the
m, therefore they are to be translated into the vulgar language of every nat
ion unto which they come, that, the Word of God dwelling plentifully in all,
they may worship him in an acceptable manner; and, through patience and com
fort of the Scriptures, may have hope.
9. The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itsel
f: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of
any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and know
n by other places that speak more clearly.
10. The supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to be deter
mined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines o
f men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are
to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture.
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