基督教是洋教，不适合中国人吧？
Isn't Christianity a foreign religion unsuitable for Chinese people?
简答 Short Answer
上帝是创造天地万物、万族万民的上帝，不是某一个民族的上帝。福音超越一切文化和国界，且基督教在中国已有近1400年历史。
God is the Creator of all nations, not a tribal deity. The gospel transcends all cultures and borders, and Christianity has been in China for nearly 1,400 years.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
首先，基督教不是「西方的宗教」。基督教诞生于中东的巴勒斯坦，耶稣是犹太人，早期教会在亚洲和非洲传播的时间远早于欧洲。基督教传入中国（唐朝景教，公元635年）比传入北欧还要早几百年。
其次，圣经宣告上帝是万族万民的上帝。「因为上帝爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们」（约3:16）——这个「世人」没有种族和文化的限制。启示录描绘末日的景象：「有许多的人，没有人能数过来，是从各国、各族、各民、各方来的」（启7:9）。
第三，说基督教不适合中国人，等于说真理有国界。万有引力不因你是中国人就不适用。同样，人有罪需要救主，这是全人类的处境，不分中外。
第四，基督教在中国结出了丰硕的果实。从唐朝景教到明末利玛窦，从马礼逊到戴德生，再到二十世纪无数中国基督徒在逼迫中持守信仰——王明道、宋尚节、倪柝声、袁相忱——他们的生命见证了福音不是洋教，而是生命之道。
事实上，中国文化中许多概念与圣经有惊人的呼应：「天」的观念、「罪」字的构造（四+非=不正）、古代郊天祭祀的传统。这不是说中国文化等于基督教，而是说造物主在万族中都留下了祂的印记。
First, Christianity is not a 'Western religion.' It was born in the Middle East. Jesus was Jewish, and the early church spread through Asia and Africa long before Northern Europe. Christianity reached China (Nestorian mission, AD 635) centuries before Scandinavia.
Second, Scripture declares God is Lord of all nations. 'For God so loved the world' (John 3:16) — 'world' has no racial or cultural limit. Revelation depicts: 'A great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages' (Rev 7:9).
Third, saying Christianity doesn't suit Chinese people implies truth has national borders. Gravity applies regardless of nationality. Likewise, humanity's need for a Savior is universal.
Fourth, Christianity has borne abundant fruit in China. From the Tang Dynasty Nestorians to Matteo Ricci, from Robert Morrison to Hudson Taylor, to countless twentieth-century Chinese Christians who held fast under persecution — Wang Mingdao, John Sung, Watchman Nee, Allen Yuan — their lives testify that the gospel is not foreign but the way of life.
In fact, many Chinese cultural concepts resonate remarkably with Scripture: the concept of 'Heaven,' the character for 'sin,' ancient border sacrifice traditions. This doesn't equate Chinese culture with Christianity, but shows the Creator left His imprint among all peoples.
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📚 推荐阅读 Related Readings
- •赵天恩，《中国教会史》；Tien-en Chao, History of the Chinese Church
- •远志明，《神州》纪录片；Yuan Zhiming, China's Confession