基督教的婚姻神話與婚外關係

A CRITIQUE ON MARITAL MYTHS IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND THEIR IMPACT ON EXTRA-MARITAL RELATIONSHIP

湯葉妙愛(Miranda Tong)

《建道學刊》 13期 (1999/12) Pp. 297-332

摘要

婚姻中的神話使信徒容易跌入婚外情的深淵，本文用幾個神學概念指出事實和神話的區別，洞悉其流弊，以收預防婚外情之效。1.神和人的盟約及一夫一妻制的關係；2.神的恩典和人的犯罪成聖；3.神完全的愛的挑戰和浪漫的愛的澄清。最後作者鼓勵信徒持守真理，衝破神話的桎梏，而將真理實踐於生活中。

並列摘要

Marital myths set a trap of extra-marital relationship for Christians. This article points out the differences between myth and truth such that Christians may avoid the trap: 1. The covenant of God and human and the relationship of monogamy. 2. God's grace and human's sin and sanctification. 3. The challenge of God's perfect love and clarification of romantic love. At the end, Christians are encouraged to free themselves the myth, and to uphold and apply the truth in everyday living.