被稱為基督教最早來到中國的一支：景教，大約是唐朝時就來了，時約AD635，比新教的馬禮遜宣教士的1807年最少早了1,200多年呢！現存一塊景教碑在西安的碑林，在下於2008年特地前往訪查拍攝，盧山真面，被玻璃圍住，保護好好的，大概已有一千四百年的歷史了！
圖下左是在北京訪問魏揚波教授時，在其”河必”也有這個拓印版，解釋圖案中的祥雲及敍利亞十字架等，在下籬芭門上的十字架就是仿製該版本；圖下右是在下”河必”的複印版，是早在2006年間在南京拜訪金陵神學院是買的，成為詩巫少有的展品，有不少人來就問這個里面的東東，在下總會口沬橫飛胡扯一番，好不“老花”！
Rev Robert Morrison usually was regarded as a first protestant missionary for China, 1807. But, actually there were several missionaries in the pass one thousand years from various denominations of Christianity arrived China already. They preached and built the churches esp along the boundary of the Western and Northern part of China.
Nestorian was among one of the Christian denomination.
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2009年8月間與沙巴的劉利昌傳道等到西安的西郊，特地去找這個目前留下最早的景教的禮拜堂－－只剩下一個塔，現由佛教團體使用－－ 其旁留有一塊由香港人仿製的景教碑！這是景教留下的景寺(當時禮拜堂)，相信也是中國最早的禮拜堂的面目！
The early Churches in China were built by the missionries from Syria, Middle East. Don't be suprise, the Church of Nestorian actually was a temple-like Church. The church believed to be built at Tang Dynasty, more than 1,300 years ago.
The early Churches in China were built by the missionries from Syria, Middle East. Don't be suprise, the Church of Nestorian actually was a temple-like Church. The church believed to be built at Tang Dynasty, more than 1,300 years ago.
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這個景教碑有如斜塔，過去還允許人上去，現在則不許可了！有關景教碑內容及解說可以參閱在下著的《中國基督教探源．北京教堂尋訪錄》一書的附錄！
談到景教，有必要提及政教結合的反思，該教敍利亞宣教士來中國時與唐朝的皇帝有很好的關係，不只得到撥款興建禮拜堂及補貼生活津貼......景教十分興旺，不過換了皇帝，景教也波及......！教會實在有必要凱撒的歸給凱撒，上帝的歸給上帝，問題是如何取得平衡及取長補短，是值得反思又反思！所謂此一時，彼一時也！
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