“我願意相信上帝，如果你能用科學證明祂有所行動作為！”“我們如何才能應對這樣的挑戰？ 基本上，我們必須先搞清楚這樣的挑戰所牽涉到的問題。首先, “上帝的行動或作為”是什麼意思? 其次，“科學”的定義是甚麼？” 最後，”科學能否鑑定甚麼是上帝的作為呢？”讓我們逐一地探討。
從一開始，我們就知道，上帝創造世界後，有兩方面的工作。首先，祂支持維護祂所創造的萬物，以及賜予萬物有能力做出其他的事物。蘋果不斷擁有好滋味，供給我們營養，因為上帝維持它們的特質.足球健將把足球踢開，因為上帝不斷保持足球以及空氣的性能，和足球健將的身體健壯。第二，上帝不受限於受造物的能力。有時，祂超越了他們的能力去達成祂自己的目的。我們可以稱第一種為自然的行動（因為它們按所賦予的自然天性而行）第二種為超自然的行動（因為它們超越了自然的能力範圍）。讓我們搞清楚這一個事實：這兩類都是上帝的作為，都達成祂的目的。
科學研究我們周圍的世界，希望了解它們如何運作。有一些科學家研究自然界的規律，（諸如“入射角等於反射角”），而另一些科學家研究特定事物，試圖從結果追朔出原因來（正如“科學偵探”福爾摩斯一樣）。
上帝的行動作為可否被科學探測到？端看是那一些作為。因為上帝創造的世界“非常美好”（創1:31），萬物不需要修理就能夠保持運作，所以我們不必期望科學會“探測”到上帝的自然作為，因為一個原子的電子不會去衝撞中子， 上帝並不須用一個奇蹟讓它們分開，乃是給予原子本身自然的屬性，所以它們不會自身崩潰.
話說回來，科學有時可能會幫助我們探測到一個超自然的事件，因為我們若認識事物的自然屬性，當這些自然屬性被超越時， 我們就會知道不尋常的事發生了。例如，我們越是了解嬰兒是如何產生的，就會更清楚知道耶穌的誕生乃是超自然的：沒辦法用自然去解釋。誠如 CS路益師所言：“毫無疑問，現代婦產科醫師所知道有關生育的許多事，約瑟並不知道。然而這並不影響主要的問題--童女生子，乃是違背自然常理。而且約瑟顯然知道這一點。 醫學科學的進步只是讓這點更加突出。”關於耶穌的復活， 我們也可以說同樣的話：死屍永遠就是死屍，除非有超凡的能力介入。
這種探測當它以知識為基礎，而非基於無知時， 效果最佳。這不僅僅是因為我們不知道它如何會發生的，而是我們完全有理由相信它不可能發生，除非加入別的因素.科學可以幫助我們更加了解有關事情的自然性質，從而知道什麼時候,“別的因素”是需要用來解釋我們所看到的奇特現象。
-BH 譯自Apologetic Study Bible
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What so unique about Jesus' resurrection? 基督復活有什麼獨特性?
Uniqueness of Jesus' resurrection
WHAT MAKES THE CLAIM THAT JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD UNIQUE? Question: What makes the story of Jesus’ resurrection different from other pagan resurrection stories, such as those surrounding the Egyptian god Osiris?
...If you examine all the alleged parallels to the Jesus story, this is pretty much what you find. Like they say, “the devil is in the details.”
Having said this, I want grant that there are vague parallels to the Jesus story in pagan myths throughout history and around the globe. But far from concluding that these vague parallels in any way discount the historicity of the Jesus story, Paul and I argue that they actually confirm it. If the Jesus story is in fact true, we should expect parallels like this to exist. After all, one aspect of the Jesus story, extending back into the Old Testament, is the teaching that humans are made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-28). We’re thus “wired” for God, if you will. Not only this, but the New Testament itself declares that Jesus is the light “of all people” (John 1:4, 9) who is always working in the hearts of all people to lead them back to himself (Acts 17:26-28, cf. Rom 1:19-20). We should thus expect to find “echoes” of the Jesus story expressed in the myths and legends of all people.
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https://reknew.org/2008/01/what-makes-the-claim-that-jesus-rose-from-the-dead-unique/
有什麼獨特性?What so unique?
WHAT MAKES THE CLAIM THAT JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD UNIQUE? Question: What makes the story of Jesus’ resurrection different from other pagan resurrection stories, such as those surrounding the Egyptian god Osiris?
...If you examine all the alleged parallels to the Jesus story, this is pretty much what you find. Like they say, “the devil is in the details.”
Having said this, I want grant that there are vague parallels to the Jesus story in pagan myths throughout history and around the globe. But far from concluding that these vague parallels in any way discount the historicity of the Jesus story, Paul and I argue that they actually confirm it. If the Jesus story is in fact true, we should expect parallels like this to exist. After all, one aspect of the Jesus story, extending back into the Old Testament, is the teaching that humans are made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-28). We’re thus “wired” for God, if you will. Not only this, but the New Testament itself declares that Jesus is the light “of all people” (John 1:4, 9) who is always working in the hearts of all people to lead them back to himself (Acts 17:26-28, cf. Rom 1:19-20). We should thus expect to find “echoes” of the Jesus story expressed in the myths and legends of all people.
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https://reknew.org/2008/01/what-makes-the-claim-that-jesus-rose-from-the-dead-unique/
有什麼獨特性?What so unique?
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