〈聖經是上帝的話〉，《聖經論》/ 柯志明教授

「『聖經是上帝的話』意思很簡單，即聖經記載著上帝向人說的話；這些話清楚明白告訴我們有關上帝、人類以及世界那些人不可不知道的事情與真理，以至於我們聽了這些話，我們就能準確回答如下問題：上帝是誰？祂是怎麼樣的一位上帝？祂與世界有何關係？祂與人有何關係？人是怎麼來的？人的本性為何？人如何脫離罪惡死亡？人的生命意義為何？世界為何是如今這個樣子？世界的將來如何？等等」（柯志明，〈聖經是上帝的話〉，《聖經論》，225-226頁）。

“The Meaning of “the Bible is the word of God” is very simple; that is, the Bible records what God said to people. These words clearly tell us about God, human beings, and the things and truth that must be known, so that when we listen to these words, we can accurately answer the following questions: Who is God? What kind of God He is? What does He have to do with the world? What does He have to do with people? How did people come into existence? What is human nature? How does one escape from sin and death? What is the meaning of human life? Why is the world like this? What is the future of the world? And many more” (Immanuel Chih-Ming Ke, “The Bible is the Word of God,” Bibliology, page 225-226).

「更重要地，我們若聽了上帝的話，我們便能得救。作為上帝的話的聖經不是為了滿足我們的好奇心、虛榮、自義而給我們作學術研究的，也不只是為了給我們知識，而是為了要拯救我們。上帝的啟示是祂拯救的核心途徑。祂向世人啟示，目的就是要救罪人。祂向罪人講話，目的就是要罪人清楚明白且有憑有據地相信祂因而被祂拯救」（柯志明，〈聖經是上帝的話〉，《聖經論》， 226頁）。

“More importantly, if we listen to God’s words, we can be saved. The Bible as the Word of God is not for academic research to satisfy our curiosity, vanity, and self-righteousness, nor is it just to give us knowledge, but to save us. God’s revelation is the core means of His salvation. He reveals to humans for saving sinners. He speaks to sinners because He wants sinners to clearly and well founded believe Him and thus be saved” (Immanuel Chih-Ming Ke, “The Bible is the Word of God,” Bibliology, page 226).

（英文部分為版主試譯，仍在修改中）