TWO KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOD: LUTHER’S CHRISTIAN EPISTEMOLOGY IN HIS SERMONS ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

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Title:	TWO KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOD: LUTHER’S CHRISTIAN EPISTEMOLOGY IN HIS SERMONS ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
Authors:	董俐元 Tung,Li-Yuan
Keywords:	Epistemology Two Kinds of Knowledge of God Law and Gospel Luther
Date:	2026-06
Issue Date:	2026-06-09
Publisher:	新竹：中華信義神學院
Abstract:	How can one know God? This question has persisted throughout history, as knowing God is not only a lifelong pursuit for all Christians, but, according to Romans 1:19-20, a question that all people are inherently asking. Consequently, this inherent inquiry, as Luther suggested in his sermons on the Gospel of John, inevitably gives rise to controversies and disputes. Nevertheless, in these sermons on the Gospel of John, Luther notably posits that the precondition of knowing God is God’s promise that Christians can indeed come to know Him. Since this knowledge is a promise God gave to Christians, the core issue revolves around understanding God’s appointed means for this knowledge and how Christians may come to know Him through it. Therefore, this thesis will delve into Luther’s sermons on the Gospel of John,aiming to elucidate his perspective on how one can know God. In his sermons on the Gospel of John, Luther uses the distinction between the Law and the Gospel to distinguish the knowledge of God possessed by Christians from that of non-Christians. This difference in knowledge not only highlights the uniqueness of Christian epistemology but also affirms that knowing the true God is entirely a result of divine salvation. By examining the nature of these two kinds of knowledge, the different means by which they are obtained, the process through which one comes to know God, and the transformative impact on the lives of Christians, this article seeks to demonstrate how Luther applied the distinction between the Law and the Gospel to epistemology, thus constructing a framework for Christian knowledge. ⼈要如何認識上帝︖這個問題從古到今⼀直存在。因為認識上帝不僅是所有基督徒⼀⽣所追求的⽬標︔根據羅⾺書⼀章19-20節，這甚至是所有⼈⽣來就會詢問的問題。也正因為如此，如同路德於約翰福⾳講章中所⾔，這個問題所造成的困難和紛爭也是無可避免的。值得注意的是，在路德的約翰福⾳講章中，他認為⼈能夠認識上帝的前提，在於上帝應許基督徒能夠真正認識祂。既然認識上帝是祂給基督徒的應許，那麼問題的核⼼便在於：何為上帝應許的認識⽅式，以及基督徒如何以這樣的⽅式來認識上帝。因此，本⽂將透過路德的約翰福⾳講章，試圖討論在路德的觀點中，⼈究竟如何得以認識上帝。在約翰福⾳講章當中，路德運⽤律法與福⾳的區分，劃分基督徒和非基督徒所擁有的關於上帝的知識。這兩種知識的不同，不僅顯⽰出基督徒認識論的獨特性，更進⽽顯⽰出⼈能夠認識上帝，完全出於上帝的救恩。本⽂將藉由探討兩種知識的內容、獲得⽅式上的差異，以及⼈如何以這樣的⽅式認識上帝，進⽽對基督徒的⽣活帶來什麼影響，以呈現路德如何將律法和福⾳的區分運⽤在認識論上，並以此建構基督徒的認識論。
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