因应世代牧养的需求,不是一味地死守传统,而是智慧地继续归正它。In meeting the pastoral needs of our time, We do not cling to tradition unrefined. With wisdom’s light, we seek to restore and revitalise in accordance with the truth.
Col 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
圣诞节起源于早期基督教,作为庆祝耶稣基督降生的节日。尽管圣经未明确记录祂的出生日期,但在公元4世纪,教会选定12月25日为庆祝日,这一选择可能与当时的异教节日有关。例如,公元3世纪,罗马皇帝奥勒良(Aurelian)在公元274年将12月25日定为“不可征服的太阳”(Dies Natalis Solis Invicti)节日,以庆祝太阳神无敌者索尔(Sol Invictus)。这一节日与冬至相关,象征白昼开始变长。