一、論證的出發點
I. The Starting Point of the Argument
聖經宣告:「神就是愛」(約翰一書四章八節)。
Scripture declares: “God is love” (1 John 4:8).
如果這句話不只是修辭,而是神本質的真實描述,那麼「愛」這個概念本身的邏輯結構,就會對神的存有方式提出要求。
If this statement is not merely rhetorical but a true description of God’s essence, then the logical structure of “love” itself places demands on how God must exist.
愛不是一個孤立的屬性,而是一種關係性的行動,天生需要施與受的兩端。
Love is not an isolated attribute but a relational act, inherently requiring both a giver and a receiver.
由此產生一個核心哲學問題:一個永恆、不依賴受造物才能存在的神,如果本質是愛,祂在創造宇宙之前,愛的對象是誰?
This raises a central philosophical question: if God is eternal and does not depend on creation to exist, and if His essence is love, who was the object of His love before creation?