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To Order Call: 1.888.999.7959 AFC-C Ministry 基督使者协会大陆文字事工 简介 References and notes 1. 约拿单·萨法提博士,以关于核物理学和凝聚 See Jonathan’s outstanding TJ article, Loving God with all your mind: logic and creation, TJ 12 (2):142–151, 1998. 物物理学两篇论文荣获化学物理优等学位科学学 2. See Jesus in Genesis: the Messianic Prophecies , DVD. Recorded at Australia’s Super Camp, 士;并以“用分光镜对含硒环圈形状分子的分析” Sydney, 2004. 论文获得物理化学博士。他与人合著的关于高温超 3. See Objections to homosexuality article . 导体以及含硒环圈形状分子的论文,曾刊登在主流 4. His previous best was winning 11/11 at the Kapiti Chess Club in New Zealand; Roberts, E., New Zealand Chess 29 (3):23, June 2003. 科学杂志上。 对创造论和进化论的争议有兴趣的人都听说过约拿单·萨法提 Recommended Resources by Dr.Jonathan Sarfati Available from: www.CreationOnTheWeb.com 的大名。他的著作不仅极为畅销,而且特别适合作为基督徒与赞成进 化论者辩论的参考。这些书之所以成为捍卫基督教的强有力工具,是 Refuting Evolution (Soft cover) A general critique of the most up-to-date arguments for evolution. 因为萨法提博士有着惊人的思路、清晰和简明的逻辑 1。他的论点常常 Published by: Master books (2000) 使很多进化论的拥护者哑口无言。 A general critique of many of the most up-to-date arguments for evolution 基督教的合理性 to challenge educators, students, and parents. Thus it provides a good summary of the arguments against evolution and for creation. It should 有趣的是,让萨法提博士成为基督徒的原因来自逻辑推理,而不 stimulate much discussion to help students and teachers think more 是感情上的需要或生活上的危机。当他在新西兰威灵顿维多利亚大学 critically about origins. 读书的时候,结交了一些基督徒朋友。这促使他去研究基督教的信仰。 Refuting Evolution 2 (Soft cover) 结果他发现基督徒所信的确合乎逻辑、合乎道理。正是这些发现让他 A sequel to Refuting Evolution that refutes the latest arguments to 在 20 岁时信了耶稣。后来他觉得有必要从护教、特别是从逻辑方面 support evolution. 学习如何为基督教的信仰进行辩护。所以就和其他有同样异像的基督 Published by: Master Books (2002) 徒一起,成立了威灵顿卫道学社 - 为回答“有人问你们心中盼望的 Evolutionists are on the attack. Are you prepared to refute the best that today’s evolutionists have to offer? Respected scientist Dr. Jonathan 缘故”做好准备(彼得壹书 3:15)。 Sarfati, author of Refuting Evolution , has written a sequel that refutes the 刚信主的时候,他常听到一些“基督徒折衷派”(他这样称呼他 latest arguments to support evolution (as presented by PBS and Scientific American). 们)说创造论和进化论的辩论是枝节而不是主要问题。萨法提博士却 Read world-leading evolutionists in their own words, and then find straightforward answers from science and the Bible. Refuting Evolution 2 will prepare you to answer the best 认为,如果创世记所记载的,罪与死亡进入神创造的完美世界不是真 arguments thrown at you by peers, teachers, neighbors and skeptics. 实历史,那麽从逻辑上来说,耶稣基督(是神又是人)就没有理由来 到世界,为拯救人类脱离那因罪而带来的惩罚。 Refuting Compromise (Soft cover) A biblical and scientific refutation of progressive creationism “萨法提”的希伯来文意思是“法国人”。尽管他出身在一个非 Published by; Master Books (2004) 宗教家庭,但是信主后他开始研究自己的犹太“根”。作为一个得救 的犹太人,他非常渴慕地阅读了很多有关教会历史和神学方面的著作 With brilliant clarity, Jonathan Sarfati, author of the best-selling Refuting 2,这些都帮助他成为世界上竭力捍卫圣经权威的辩护者之一。 Evolution (1&2) has produced a comprehensive and biblically-based refutation of progressive creationism. He addresses such issues as: 见过萨法提的人都确信,他不会给那些离经叛道、诋毁圣经真理 ● Death, bloodshed, and disease existed before Adam and Eve. True? 的人留有任何余地。为了与这些人作战,他主动找到澳大利亚事工的 ● Noah’s flood was only a local event. Really? ● Man-like creatures existed before Adam and Eve, but had no spirit, and thus no salvation. Evidence? 1. 参看“要尽心尽意爱主你的神:逻辑和创造”, TJ 12(2):142-151, 1998 ● Six days or six ages? 2. 参看“创世记里的基督:弥赛亚的语言”DVD 录制于Creation 事工的Super ● What does the biblical text actually say? Camp, Sydney, 2004 ● The origin of death and suffering ? Page 2 Page 15 To Order Call: 1.888.999.7959 AFC-C Ministry 基督使者协会大陆文字事工 The just-released Refuting Compromise is an outstanding work and Jonathan’s best to date. I asked him what he wanted to achieve with it. In a softening tone 总裁卡尔·维尔兰博士,要求参与事奉。他说:“因为创造事工是这 he said, ‘My hope is that people will see this as a positive affirmation of the Bible’s history and timescale, and see that the Bible really is revelation from 场战争的最前线,所以我要加入你们。” God our Creator.’ Amen to that, Jono! 卡尔在回忆当时的情景时说:“每当有博士头衔的科学家要加 A privilege to know 入我们事工的时候,我都会很留意,因为他们在自己的专业领域里都 For those of us who work with Jonathan every day, it would be easy to 有不错的收入。但是通常我会比较谨慎,比如说,我会给他们一段时间, take his abilities for granted. Personally, I’m in awe of Jonathan’s abilities, 去专心阅读一些有关创造论的代表文章。但是在我和萨法提简短接触 though more in awe of the One who made him. I’m also thankful that our great 以后, 就立刻邀请他加入我们。他是一位带有神的祝福的天才,不仅头 God led him to work for Creation Ministries International 脑极其聪明和敏锐,而且对于我们的事工充满热情。我肯定他会阅读 (www.CreationOnTheWeb.com). His example encourages us all to ‘… in your 所有关于创造论的文章,然后崭露锋芒,成为一个事奉的精英。” hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to eve- ryone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this 卡尔还分享了一个典型例子,证明萨法提有着奇特的能力。一位 with gentleness and respect’ (1 Peter 3:15). In short, along with tens of thou- 相对论的专家交给我们一篇非专业人士所写的文稿。萨法提在审查的 sands around the globe, I’m really glad that Jono is on our side—and the 时候,指出某个数字“一定是错的”。为了解释原因,他从《爱因斯 Lord’s. 坦的宇宙》一书中复印出几页拿给我看,其中包括相对论的一个传统 Origin of life 方程式。萨法提有些歉意地小声说:“我读这本书的时候,这个方程 Jonathan’s training in chemistry enables him to see through the flaws in chemical evolution (aka abiogenesis), the materialistic theory that life came from 式就印在我的脑海中”。在卡尔的印象中,事工机构的图书馆里没有 non-living chemicals (see Q&A: Origin of Life). In his university days, the head of 这本书,于是就问他从哪里看到这本书,他说那是他在 15 岁生日的时 organic chemistry gave three lectures defending chemical evolution, then invited Jonathan to give one lecture on ‘loopholes’ in these models. After the lecture, 候得到的礼物。约25 年之后,尽管在不同的专业学习和研究,他凭着 the professor admitted to the class, ‘If a vote were taken, I would surely come 记忆就立刻判断出文章中的数字不对,是“打字失误”! off worse. Jonathan has raised many hurdles—major hurdles.’ 但是,他也是一个有血有肉的人。实际上,每当他看到有些基督 But it wasn’t actually so difficult—many of them came from the professor’ s own lucid teachings in the real chemistry lectures! This just shows how crea- 徒曲解圣经就很气愤。公平的讲,萨法提对无神论者在学术上的尊重, tionists and evolutionists have the same facts, but interpret them differently. 多过于对曲解圣经的人的尊重。 For example, many of life’s chemicals come in two forms, ‘left-handed’ and ‘right-handed’. Life requires polymers with all building blocks having the same ‘handedness’ ( homochirality )—proteins have only ‘left-handed’ amino 是谁钉死了耶稣??一位犹太人的观点一位犹太人的观点 acids, while DNA and RNA have only ‘right-handed’ sugars. But ordinary undi- Mel Gibson新近拍摄的影片《耶稣受难记》,受到很多激烈的攻击,被称为反犹 rected chemistry, as in the hypothetical primordial soup, would produce an equal 太人的影片。就此,我们询问了犹太基督徒约拿单的看法。他评论说: mixture of left- and right-handed molecules, called a racemate . But even a slight impurity of the wrong-handed molecule can prevent the required long molecules “我觉得有趣的是,传统的或是拉比派的犹太人不仅指责这部影片,甚至指责新约圣 from forming. [See Origin of life: the chirality problem ] 经是反犹太人的。新约圣经(包括路加福音-参看罗马书3:1-2)其实是犹太人所著, 并且强烈的否认任何形式的反犹太主义和种族主义。谴责犹太人是‘钉死耶稣‘的 Also, the supposed ‘building blocks’ don’t combine to form the long 罪魁是很荒谬的。因为新约中清楚地表明,基督是被残忍懦弱的罗马总督判为十架酷 molecules (polymers) required for life. Jonathan says, ‘Rather, the reverse hap- 刑;被罗马人所鞭打(犹太人没有请求这样做),被罗马的钉子钉在罗马的十字架 pens, especially in water! [I.e. the long molecules disintegrate back into building 上。显然并没有人狂热的称意大利人是’钉死耶稣的凶手’!在被人们普遍接受的 blocks.] Another huge problem, remembered from long hours in the lab, is the way 基督教正典;使徒信经(制定于二世纪)和尼西亚信经(制定于四世纪)中明确指 the molecules don’t always combine in the right way. Food chemists know, for 出,是‘比拉多’而不是‘犹太人’将基督折磨后钉死的”。 example, how sugars and amino acids will react self-destructively. This means tedious steps of purification, adding or removing special ‘protecting groups’ “Mel Gibson在影片中突出了一个画面,就是那个手持锤子将长钉钉入基督手腕的 and controlling the sequence carefully. But there were no organic chemists to do 人。通过这个特写, 带出Gibson清楚的信息:是因为‘他’的过犯, 耶稣才受死。在 that with the alleged primordial soup!’ [See Origin of life: the polymerization problem 一些电视采访当中, 他甚至要求那些主持人‘反省你自己吧, 我也在反省‘。我完全 and Origin of life : instability of building blocks] 同意, 基督之死不仅是犹太人和罗马人的过犯,也是我们全体人的过犯。因为我们的罪, 基督才来到这个世上,来代替我们受刑罚。” Page 14 Page 3 To Order Call: 1.888.999.7959 AFC-C Ministry 基督使者协会大陆文字事工 我把 Jono (约拿单的昵称)当作同事和朋友。在我加入全时间的事奉 man-made interpretations. Many theologians and other believers take the ever- 之前,我只是通过电子邮件和《驳斥进化论》这本书认识他。当时他 changing views of secular science and try to make the Bible fit those ideas.’ He 给我的印象是笔锋犀利,毫不留情。后来他逐渐成熟,文章之中也显 adds, ‘This is taking a low view of Scripture. They are placing the words of men 出仁慈和宽厚的一面。比如,在回答事工网站的反馈信息部分中的问 above the very words of God. If we marry the Bible to today’s science, then the Bible will be widowed tomorrow.’ (Psalm 18:30, 2 Samuel 22:31.) 题时,大家对他的敏锐性都有深刻印象。但是从他最近答复一些同性 恋者提出的问题中 3,我们发现到他的这种变化。 It is this ‘high view’ of Scripture that motivated Jonathan’s latest project, the book called Refuting Compromise. He left no stone unturned in dissecting “Jono”与与与“与“““进化论进化论””” what he says is the ‘distorted eisegesis’ (reading things into the text) of Dr 许多诋毁创造论的人惯用这句老话:“真正的科学家不会相信 Hugh Ross and his Reasons to Believe ministry. When I asked Jonathan why it was necessary to critique the beliefs of another Christian organization, he 创造论。”但萨法提不仅是真正的科学家,而且是才华横溢的科学家 said, ‘We have never accused Dr Ross of not being a Christian, and has explic- 之一。他曾经在许多非宗教性的刊物上发表论文,包括在主流刊物《自 itly stated that a young-earth belief is not a necessity for salvation. However, 然》科学杂志上发表一篇与人合作的文章,那时他才 21 岁。 his ministry very much tries to reconcile the incorrect interpretations of many 萨法提写的第一本书《驳斥进化论》,很快成为出版史的里程碑 evolutionary scientists with the Bible, and it is leading many Christians astray from the original meaning of the Scriptures. For example, Ross believes in the (已发行约 3 5 0 , 000 册,其数量还在增加)。书中,他就美国国家科 big bang and its timeframe of billions of years, so he “reinterprets” Genesis 1 to 学院一些激进的做法作出回应。国家科学院认为“创造学说”正形成 mean that each “day” is a long, indeterminate