Wednesday, August 09, 2006

你的存在绝非偶然

§ 8-7 第二天

核心概念:你的存在绝非偶然
peng: 上初中的时候,我就在自己的笔记本山写了:我之存在决非偶然,不知道是从哪里看到的,当时是作为一句励志的话
我看了这篇,有一个疑问:既然神是那么的爱护每一个人,但为什么还有那么多人的命运那么悲惨?我想起了从安徽拉着平板车到北京,为了给那个小女孩治病的那个老人。红军长征时再苦再难,最后也取得了胜利,但这个老头,并不一定能达到自己的心愿。

我觉得这个问题是不是这个意思:神既然是全能的,爱我们的,为什么那么多好人遭受苦难?刚好我在http://www.gotquestions.org找到了问题的答案,个人觉得回答得很好,一同分享。

为什么坏事会发生在好人身上?

这是神学最难的问题之一。神是永恒的,无限的,无所不知,无所不在,全能的。为什么我们(不是永恒的,无限的,无所不知,无所不在,全能的)人类却想要全面参透神做事的方式呢?约伯记应对了这个问题。神允许撒旦对约伯做任何事,但不能杀他。约伯的反应是什么?“他必杀我,我虽无指望,然而我在他面前还要辨明我所行的”(约伯记13:15)“赏赐的是耶和华,收取的也是耶和华;耶和华的名是应当称颂的”(约伯记1:21)。约伯不明白为什么神允许这些事发生,但他知道神是好的,因此要继续相信神。总而言之,这也应该是我们的反应。神是善良,公正,慈爱,怜悯的神。常有一些发生在我们身上的事我们理解不了。然而,我们的反应应该是相信神,而不是怀疑他的良善。“你要专心仰赖耶和华,不可倚靠自己的聪明,在你一切所行的事上,都要认定他,他必指引你的路”(箴言3:5-6)。

也许问题该这么问:“为什么好事会发生在坏人身上?” 神是圣洁的(以赛亚书6:3,启示录4:8),人类是有罪的 (罗马书3:23;6:23)。你想知道神如何看人吗?“就如经上所记:‘没有义人,连一个也没有;没有明白的,没有寻求神的;都是偏离正路,一同变为无用。没有行善的,连一个也没有。他们的喉咙是敞开的坟墓,他们用舌头弄诡诈,嘴唇里有虺蛇的毒气,满口是咒骂苦毒,杀人流血,他们的脚飞跑,所经过的路,便行残害暴虐的事;平安的路,他们未曾知道;他们眼中不怕神”(罗马书3:10-18)。此刻在这个世界上的每一个人都配下地狱。我们之所以还活着是出于神的恩典。即使在地球上我们经历的最可怕的苦难跟我们所配得的下火湖地狱比较,都是恩典。

“惟有基督在我们还作罪人的时候为我们死,神的爱就在此向我们显明了”(罗马书5:8)。无论这世上的人有多么邪恶和败坏,神依然爱我们。神如此爱我们,宁愿为偿还我们的罪而死(罗马书6:23)。我们所要做的就是相信耶稣基督(约翰福音3:16;罗马书10:9),这样就能得着罪的赦免和一个在天堂的家(罗马书8:1)。我们配得的 = 地狱。 我们得到的 = 天堂的永生—只要我们相信。有人说:这个世界是信徒经历的唯一地狱,这个世界是不信的人经历的唯一天堂。下次我们问这个问题:“神为什么允许坏事发生在好人身上?”,或许我们应该这样问:“神为什么让好事发生在坏人身上?”。

神为什么不在人在世的时候赐福或惩罚人们,而一定要在人死后?

神的赐福于惩罚并不是在人的肉体死了之后才开始的。敬畏神并遵守神的诫命的人,从他这样做开始,他就蒙福,他在世的时候,内心就有平安和喜乐,死后就有永生的盼望。这种赐福,比金钱美女事业都宝贵。因为有前者你就不被后者束缚,而有后者却不一定能拥有前者。而不敬畏神,为所欲为的作恶犯罪的人,从他们开始这样做,神的惩罚就开始了。神怎么惩罚他的呢?神的惩罚就是“任凭”他们这样做。就如今天(第四天)中所写的那样。
鲁益师说:“世上有两种人,一种人对神说:“愿你的旨意成就';另一种人,神则对他说:“好吧,随你所欲。”

为什么神允许有些孩子生来就残疾?

这个难题的最终答案是,当亚当夏娃犯罪后(创世纪第3章),他们将邪恶、疾病、灾难和死亡带入这个世界。罪从那个时候开始就奴役人类。生来残疾发生的原因是因为罪……

The ultimate answer to this difficult question is that when Adam and Eve sinned (Genesis chapter 3), they brought evil, sickness, disease, and death into the world. Sin has been wreaking havoc on the human race ever since. Birth defects occur because of sin...not because of sins the parents or the baby have committed - but because of sin itself. The hard part of the question is why God allows people to be born with terrible birth defects and/or deformities. Why doesn't God prevent birth defects from occurring?


The book of Job deals with the issue of not understanding why God allows certain things to occur. God had allowed Satan to do everything he wanted to Job except kill him. What was Job’s reaction? “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him” (Job 13:15). “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised” (Job 1:21). Job didn’t understand why God had allowed the things He did, but he knew that God was good and therefore continued to trust in Him. Ultimately, that should be our reaction as well. God is good, just, loving, and merciful. Often things happen to us that we simply cannot understand. However, instead of doubting God's goodness, our reaction should be to trust Him. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3:5-6).


Ultimately, the answer to this question has to be “I don’t know.” We will never be able to fully understand God and His ways. It is wrong for us to presume on why God allows something to occur. We simply have to trust that He is loving, good, and merciful – just like Job did – even when the evidence seems to indicate the opposite. Sickness and disease are the result of sin. God provided the “cure” for sin in sending Jesus Christ to die for us (Romans 5:8). Once we are in heaven, we will be free from sickness, disease, and death. Until that day, we will have to deal with sin, its effects, and its consequences. We can praise God, though, that He can and will use birth defects and other tragedies for our good and His glory. John 9:2-3 declares, "His disciples asked Him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.'"


我想再引用原文中的一句话:
我们可能永远不能对某些问题找出答案,但我们应当相信神,不要怀疑他的良善。“你要专心仰赖耶和华,不可倚靠自己的聪明,在你一切所行的事上,都要认定他,他必指引你的路”(箴言3:5-6)。

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