信耶稣要脱离祖宗的宗教，这不是背祖忘宗吗？
Believing in Jesus means leaving ancestral religion. Isn't that betraying your ancestors?
简答 Short Answer
如果你的祖先此刻在阴间，他们最大的心愿恰恰是你不要重蹈覆辙——快快信耶稣得救。归向真神不是背祖，是明智的选择。
If your ancestors are now in Hades, their greatest wish would be that you don't repeat their mistake — believe in Jesus and be saved. Turning to the true God isn't betrayal but wisdom.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
很多华人觉得离开祖宗拜的佛或拜祖先去信耶稣，好像是背叛。但让我们换个角度想：
耶稣曾讲了一个故事：一个不信上帝的财主死后在阴间受苦，他最迫切的心愿是什么？是求亚伯拉罕差人去警告他还活着的五个兄弟，「免得他们也来到这痛苦的地方」（路16:27-28）。
如果你的祖先现在在阴间受苦，他们最大的愿望一定不是「你也跟我们一样拜偶像来这里受苦」，而是「快快信耶稣，不要来这个地方！」归向造物主不是背叛祖先，恰恰是回应他们在阴间最深的心声。
再说，佛教本身就不是中国原创的宗教——它是从印度传来的。孔教也不算完整的宗教。严格来说，中国人并没有一个真正属于自己的宗教。而创造天地万物的上帝不受国籍限制——祂是全人类的造物主。
圣经明确教导要孝敬父母（弗6:2），但孝敬是趁父母在世时用爱关心他们，而非在他们死后祭拜（那实际是招引邪灵）。真正的孝顺是活出敬虔的生命，让祖先的后代蒙福。
Many Chinese people feel that leaving ancestral Buddhism or ancestor worship to follow Jesus is betrayal. But consider a different perspective:
Jesus told a story: a rich man who didn't believe in God suffered in Hades after death. His most urgent desire? To send someone to warn his five living brothers, 'lest they also come to this place of torment' (Luke 16:27-28).
If your ancestors are suffering in Hades, their greatest wish isn't 'worship idols like us and join us here in suffering,' but rather 'believe in Jesus quickly — don't come to this place!' Turning to the Creator isn't betraying ancestors; it's responding to their deepest unspoken plea.
Furthermore, Buddhism itself isn't originally Chinese — it came from India. Confucianism isn't a complete religion either. Strictly speaking, Chinese people don't have a truly indigenous religion. And the God who created heaven and earth isn't limited by nationality — He's the Creator of all humanity.
The Bible explicitly teaches honoring parents (Eph 6:2), but true honor means caring for them with love while they're alive, not worshiping them after death (which actually invites evil spirits). True filial piety is living a godly life that brings blessing to future generations.
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