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博主分析摩门教增长速度超过福音派的6大理由

博主分析摩门教增长速度超过福音派的6大理由

一位福音派信徒在其博客中指出,有6大理由导致美国的耶稣基督后期圣徒教会(又称摩门教)比福音派教会增长得更快。

在名为《为何摩门教在增长上击败福音派的6大理由》一文中,福音联盟(The Gospel Coalition)的大卫·弗伦奇(David French)列出:摩门教徒有更大的家庭;更低的离婚率;更频繁地分享信仰;更无私;对教会领导力的要求更高;更为“传统”。

“按照使徒信经和圣经正典来说,没有福音派基督徒会说摩门教是‘传统’。但他们对于他们自己的、独特的信仰传统非常‘传统’,”弗伦奇写到,他也在为国家评论在线(National Review Online)供稿。

“换句话说,摩门教会的成员更加了解并相信他们的信仰。去一个典型的福音派教会,就像我所在的长老会教会,你会发现神学上的分歧非常大。”

弗伦奇描绘出了福音派的不同一面。

“我们的教会面临着人口危机,”他说,“年轻人正离开教会,即便是美南浸信会的成员也在流失,并且当你更深地看时,把出席教会的情况与社会人口增长相比较时,情况就更加糟糕了。”

在这篇文章下面的评论板块中,读者们对弗兰克的观点提出了诸多反馈意见。

一位名叫“詹姆斯”的读者质疑,为何福音联盟会发布一篇比较福音派与摩门教会增长情况的文章。

“让我们谈谈福音吧,不要把我们自己和一个异端相比较,或怀疑为何他们的教会增长策略有效,”“詹姆斯”写道。

自称是前摩门教徒的“大卫M”,就他如何看待这些观点做了解释。他反对弗伦奇的部分看法,包括关于摩门教徒更为“传统”这一点。

“如果你研究摩门教会如何扩张的话,你会发现他们在许多教义上已经改变了,包括一夫多妻制、允许有色人种担任圣职等等,”“大卫M”说。

在“First Things”网站上,一位名为“林赛”(Abelard Lindsey)的评论者提出,福音派教会没有摩门教那种“开拓精神”。

“单是这点就使摩门教比其他任何宗教团体更加真正地‘美国化’,”林赛说,“在我看来,似乎有这种开拓精神的一种宗教比起那些没有的,更加适合美国。”

据耶稣基督后期圣徒教会统计,2011年美国有将近610万摩门教徒,占总人口的2%。从1990年到2008年,摩门教人口数增加了30%,大约是美国总人口增长的两倍。

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