【特約編譯樂以晴、編譯余友梅/報導】牧師兼作家華理克(Rick Warren)刪除了一則X貼文,該貼文因暗示耶穌基督在今日會是政治中間派而引發反彈。
華理克日前發布了一則引用約翰福音十九章18節的貼文,該段經文描述耶穌在中間,和兩個強盜一起被釘上十字架。他寫道:「如果你在尋找#真正的耶穌(#realJesus),而非被政治黨派意圖扭曲的耶穌形象,你會發現祂在中間,而非任何一方。」
這則貼文附有一張耶穌和其他兩人被釘十字架的圖片,在幾天後被刪除前,已獲得350萬次瀏覽。
Rick Warren Deletes Viral ‘Jesus Was A Centrist’ Tweet, Posts Apology https://t.co/CcdYTSh4yw pic.twitter.com/F2sI7KnxUk
Protestia (@Protestia) February 17, 2025
他的評論遭到保守派基督教領袖的嚴厲批評,指責他錯誤地詮釋聖經。
律師兼播客主持人珍娜.艾利斯(Jenna Ellis)稱該貼文「在神學的解讀上錯得離譜」,並主張耶穌在真理問題上絕非溫和派。
Great response to @RickWarren’s ridiculous post claiming Jesus is a political centrist because he was crucified between two thieves.https://t.co/HZUIjwxWid
Jenna Ellis (@realJennaEllis) February 12, 2025
保守派播客主持人艾莉.貝絲.斯塔基(Allie Beth Stuckey)批評這則推文「不冷不熱」,沒有明確表達基督信仰的立場,並指出耶穌本身及其教導都是清楚而堅定的,而不是含糊或妥協的。斯塔基表示:「這可能是我見過最糟糕的聖經解釋。耶穌在殺害兒童、性別欺騙、婚姻定義,或其他任何事情上,都不是「持中立立場」的。事實上,我記得祂對『不冷不熱』的人特別厭惡。」
This is possibly the worst Biblical interpretation I’ve ever seen, and that’s really saying something.
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) February 12, 2025
Jesus is not “in the middle” on the murder of children, gender deception, the definition of marriage, or anything else, for that matter. In fact, I seem to remember Him having… https://t.co/qqKkAkFEju
《每日電訊報》(Daily Wire)政治評論員麥可.諾爾斯(Michael Knowles)諾爾斯回應道:「在我們主右邊的強盜上了天堂,左邊的強盜下了地獄。這不是支持你觀點的最佳比喻。」
美國諷刺新聞網站「巴比倫蜜蜂」(Babylon Bee)的喬爾.貝里(Joel Berry)和塞斯.狄龍(Seth Dillon)都指出,聖經要強調的是這兩個強盜中,有一個悔改,而不是政治性的類比。
This is, sadly, typical of Rick Warren's approach to scripture. This would have been laughed out of biblical hermeneutics on day 1. Basic hermeneutics dictates that you strive for authorial intent, and this is definitively NOT the point the author was making. This is not only… https://t.co/PJCpLeooyS
Justin Peters (@JustinPetersMin) February 12, 2025
其他人則指責華理克扭曲神學以推動政治敘事,有些人認為他的影響力削弱了美國福音派的教導。
@RickWarren has since deleted his embarrassingly theologically inaccurate post.
— Jenna Ellis (@realJennaEllis) February 14, 2025
華理克曾在171個國家培訓超過120萬名牧師,他在後續貼文回應批評時,坦然地公開回應說:「我道歉。我表達得不好。我不相信耶穌是中間派。祂遠遠超越一切……耶穌要求我們將祂作為生命的中心,完全忠誠於祂。」
I apologize. I wrote poorly.
Rick Warren (@RickWarren) February 16, 2025
I don't believe Jesus was a centrist. He stands far above it all. “My kingdom is not of this world..." Jn.18:36
Jesus demands our total allegiance as the center of our lives.
(資料來源:Crosswalk, Christian Post, Christian Today)