从宗教鸦片到宗教阿片类药物的过渡:南非新先知教会对宗教教义的滥用

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M. S. Kgatle, J. S. Thinane
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新预言教会是一种混合宗教,其与古典五旬节派、繁荣福音、非洲独立教会和非洲传统宗教的接触点表明了这一点。新的预言教会与经典的五旬节派有联系,他们提到了圣灵洗礼和讲方言的教义。他们在与精神世界的联系方面也受到非洲传统宗教的影响。此外,他们还与非洲独立教会就治疗和拯救产品的使用进行了接触。此外,他们在教导物质祝福的信息方面与繁荣福音有联系。这些影响的原始形式在本文中被描述为鸦片宗教,而这些影响的腐败形式被描述为阿片类宗教。后者指的是由新预言教会内部自封的精神领袖倡导的某种危险的宗教教义混合。这些精神领袖炮制了这种混合物,违背了这些教义的初衷,目的是满足他们的商业欲望,损害他们追随者的精神健康和宗教教义,特别是基督教教义的可信度。基于文学分析,本文挑战了阿片类宗教的宗教教义,这些教义破坏了这些教义混合在一起的初衷。它表明,基督教传统中的任何宗教教义都应符合上帝使命的永恒目的、在基督中的身份以及基督教传统的基本原则。有一些新五旬节教会与上帝的使命相一致,为非洲的各种挑战带来了解决方案。然而,这里的重点是新预言教会,它们已经从宗教鸦片过渡到作为阿片类药物的宗教。
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Transition from the Opium of Religion to Religion as Opioids: Abuse of Religious Teachings in the New Prophetic Churches in South Africa
The New Prophetic Churches is a religion in the mix, demonstrated by their points of contact with classical Pentecostalism, the prosperity gospel, African independent churches, and African traditional religion. New Prophetic Churches have points of contact with classical Pentecostalism with reference to the doctrine of baptism in the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. They are also influenced by the African traditional religions with reference to their connection with the spirit world. In addition, they have points of contact with the African independent churches concerning the use of healing and deliverance products. Furthermore, they have points of contact with the prosperity gospel in teaching the message of material blessing. The original form of these influences is presented in this article as opium religion, whereas the corrupted form of these influences is presented as opioid forms of religion. The latter refers to a somewhat dangerous mix of religious teachings, advocated by self-appointed spiritual leaders within the New Prophetic Churches. These spiritual leaders have concocted this mixture contrary to the original purpose of such teachings with the intention to satisfy their commercial desires to the detriment of the spiritual wellbeing of their followers and the sa-credness of religious teachings, particularly Christian teachings. Relying on a literary analysis, this article challenges the religious teachings of opioid religions that undermine the original good intentions with which these teachings are mixed. It suggests that any religious teaching in the Christian tradition should be consistent with the eternal purpose of God's mission, identity in Christ, and the fundamental tenets of the Christian tradition. There are neo-Pentecostal churches that are consistent with the mission of God, bringing solutions to various challenges in Africa. However, the focus here is on the New Prophetic Churches that have transited from the opium of religion to religion as opioids.
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