論倪柝聲的末世論教會觀

On Watchman Nee’s Eschatological Ecclesiology

彭淑卿(Sue-Ching Peng)

指導教授 ： 歐力仁

中原大學/人文與教育學院/宗教研究所/碩士(2010年)

https://doi.org/10.6840/cycu201000151

摘要

摘要
在華人教會歷史中，倪柝聲（Watchman Nee，1903～1972）無疑是一位傑出的人物。他不僅成功帶領「地方教會」運動迅速擴展到中國各地，並且受到歐美教會的矚目，在華人教會界可說是鳳毛麟角。到目前為止，倪氏的著作譯成外文的數目甚多，受到不少西方教會人士的歡迎，無論是贊同他的或是反對他的，都不能忽略他對華人神學的貢獻。
筆者的研究內容，主要是以倪柝聲「末世論」和「教會觀」的神學思想為基礎，進而去探討倪氏「末世論教會觀」所引發的相關議題。這些相關的議題，舉凡關於「被提與災難」的三種不同說法、教會在末世時的性質和職責、「地方教會」設立的原則依據、教會的組織、一個牧師或監督管理一個教會的合理性、「交出來」運動、教會無罪觀……等；其他要探討的尚有：何謂天國、如何才能進天國、得神獎賞的時機、神管教的目的、神審判的原則，以及倪氏對得勝者的探討。所以，本論文共分四大章。第一章說明「倪柝聲生存時代的背景及其神學思想的發展歷程」；第二章探討「倪柝聲的末世論」；第三章說明「教會在末世時的定命」；第四章探討的是「末世的得勝者」。至於學者對倪柝聲「末世論教會觀」的評價，筆者則分別融入到第二章和第三章中進行探討，並予以回應。
筆者所研究的和學者先進不同之處，在於筆者欲以倪柝聲末世論的觀點為基礎，去探討教會在末世時的地位和角色、末世得勝者的工作與經歷…….等，著重在「末世論」的教會觀，以使倪氏早期的「末世論」觀點更廣為人知，並對現今處末世時的教會能起省思作用。

關鍵字

倪柝聲 ； 末世論 ； 教會觀

並列摘要

Abstract
In the history of the Chinese Church,Watchman Nee undoubtedly is an outstanding person. He not only leads the Local Church Movement successfully, but also spreads it rapidly around China. Such an effort draws the attenetion of the European and American churches, which is rare in Chinese churches. As far, Watchman Nee’s writings have been translated into many foreign languages, no matter whether approve him or not, he was welcomed by many Western Christians, we cannot neglect his contributions on the Chinese theology.
My research is based on Watchman Nee’s theological thoughts on eschatology and ecclesiology and other related issues raised by Nee’s eschatological ecclesiology. These related issues are as follows: three different opinions of the rapture and retribulation, the Church’s nature and duties at the end of this age, the principle of the establishment of the local church, the organization of the churches, the rationality of one pastor or supervisor to manage a church, the handing over movement, the innocence of the church and so forth. I will also discuss: what is the meaning of the kingdom of the heaven, how to enter the kingdom of the heaven, the suitable time to acquire God’s rewards, the purpose of God’s disciplines, the principle of God’s judgment, and Nee’s discussion on the overcomers .
The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter deals with Watchman Nee’s life background and the process of his theological development. The second explores Watchman Nee’s eschatology. The third chapter discusses the fate of the church at the end of this age. The fourth chapter probes into the overcomers in the last generation. Recently, several Chinese scholars have offered their evaluations on Watchman Nee’s eschatological ecclesiology, the present writer will respond to those viewpoints respectively on the second and the third chapters.
The difference between this thesis and other scholars’ works is that the former bases on the views of Watchman Nee’s eschatology to discuss the Church’s position and its role at the end of the age, the work and the experience of the overcomers at the end of this age……etc. The present writer emphasizes on eschatological ecclesiology and hopes that the views of Nee’s early eschatology will be widely known and arouse the churches’ self-examination at the end of the age.

並列關鍵字

Eschatology ； Ecclesiology ； Watchman Nee

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