3. 创造的高潮是神按着他的形像样式造男造女,正如范泰尔(Cornelius Van Til)所说的那样,人是按着被造物能够与神相似的方方面面与神相似[4],因为我们拥有一切称之为神可传递属性的特质。这解释了人的尊严,圣经禁止谋杀(创9:6),咒诅他人(雅3:9);人有理智,以及为什么除了在兴建巴别塔时降在人类身上的咒诅以外,“他们所要作的事没有不成就的”等等诸如此类的事情。对于基督徒来说,人远远不止是一种动物。
[2] Francis Schaeffer, The God Who Is There, Vol. 1 The Complete Works of Francis Schaeffer [Westchester: Crossway, 1982), 122.
[3] Calvin, Institutes, I.i.1.
[4] Cornelius Van Til, Defense of the Faith, 14.
[5] B. B. Warfield, "The Biblical Doctrine of Faith," in Biblical Doctrines (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1981), 502-504.
[6] Cf. my article in modernReformation, "For the Sake of the Gospel: Paul's Apologetic Speeches," Vol. 7, No. 2 March/April 1997, 24-31.
[7] D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, The Presentation of the Gospel, 6-7, and cited in Metzger, Tell the Truth, 26.
[8] The following is taken from Metzger, Tell the Truth, 32-33.
[9] Schaeffer, The God Who Is There, 129-160.
[10] 薛华说,这不是“中立”的共通点,只是一个地方,是一个你和非基督徒“能说话的地方”[137页]。在沟通方面,基督徒和非基督徒可以有共通点,但却没有“中立”的共通点,基督徒和非基督徒可以脱离他们的预设前提来相见。
[11] 见本人文章 "For the Sake of the Gospel: Paul's Apologetic Speeches."