As interest in medicine and religion has grown, some have called for a more fervent and explicit “witnessing” by Christian physicians in their practices. This essay presents a theological understanding of witness and how this theology might be applied to the case of Christian witness in health care. Witness must be understood first linguistically as encompassing two nouns and two verbs, all of which have theological meaning. Based on linguistic, scriptural, and theological reflection, suggestions are made regarding how physicians and the Church can both witness Christ and give witness to Christ in the care of the sick. This theological exploration offers new insight into what it means to witness and to heal as a Christian.

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基督教见证人在卫生保健中

随着人们对医学和宗教的兴趣不断增长，一些人呼吁基督教医生在实践中进行更加热烈和明确的“见证”。本文介绍了对证人的神学理解，以及该神学如何应用于医疗保健中的基督徒证人。证人必须首先在语言上理解为包含两个名词和两个动词，所有这些名词和动词都具有神学意义。基于语言，圣经和神学的反思，提出了有关医生和教会如何既见证基督又在照顾病人方面见证基督的建议。这种神学探索提供了新的见解，说明了见证和治愈基督徒的意义。