论太平天国拜上帝教的创立

On the Foundation of Worshipping the God in Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

1843年,洪秀全吸收基督教传教书籍《劝世良言》的内容,结合自己1837年的梦境,创立了拜上帝教。拜上帝教创立时的教义包括:上帝是唯一真神,人人都应当只敬拜上帝,不应敬拜其他任何神灵;远古时期中国人与西洋人一样是只敬拜上帝的,但后来中国人走上错误的道路,不再敬拜上帝,而是敬拜其他各种神灵;上帝派洪秀全做救世主,教导中国人重新敬拜上帝。拜上帝教之所以能够出现,主要有三个原因,一是基督教当时在中国的少许传播,二是中国社会比较宽松的宗教环境,三是洪秀全个人特有的个性。初创时的拜上帝教是没有政治性的单纯的宗教,其教义实际上都是洪秀全的真实思想。

In 1843 Hong Xiuquan founded the Church of God by incorporating the teachings of his Christian missionary book,the Good Counsel of the World,into his dreams of 1837.The Credo of the religion of worship of God includes:God is the only True God,everyone should only worship God,should not worship any other gods;ancient Chinese and Westerners are the same in only worshipping God,but then the Chinese went to the wrong way,and instead of worshiping God,they worshiped other Gods;God sent Hong Xiuquan to be the savior and taught Chinese to worship God again.There are three main reasons for the appearance of worship of God,one is the early spread of Christianity in China at that time,the other is the more relaxed religious environment in Chinese society,and the third is Hong Xiuquan's unique experience and personality.At the time of its creation,the religion of God worship was a pure religion without politics,and its teachings were in fact the true thoughts of Hong Xiuquan.