正當我還在嘴嚼昨晚「從聖經看苦痛人生」的第一課, 今早的經文 (詩104:31-35) 便提醒我要舉目看看神的創造, 並當稱頌衪! http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb-10-13-06.shtml
楊錫鏘醫生昨晚點題式的引言很精彩, 分享一下幾點 :
* 從「創造」的三個秩序和「救贖」的三個出路, 來看神如何處理苦痛。但聖經並不會給予答案,反之是帶出問題,讓人透過經歷來找出答案。
* 在神的「創造」中強調的是神的 1)公義 , 2)智慧 和 3)主權, 而對人的呼喚是 1)悔改, 2)忍耐 和 3)敬畏。
* 苦痛並不是由罪來的, 來源本是造物主, 並在人犯罪之前已有苦痛 (見創 3:16 中人類面對第一次苦痛 - "耶和華 神對女人說：“我要大大增加你懷胎的痛苦，你必在痛苦中生產兒女；你要戀慕你的丈夫，他卻要管轄你。”)
* 苦痛乃是人生的一部份, 不應抱抗拒或逃避的態度, 反應甘心接受, 因這是神對人最有效的呼喚。
縱管這是一個深奥的課題, 願意多思考, 多默想神的話, 多明白神的心意(呼喚), 便體會到何以大衛或約伯在苦痛人生之中, 仍能向神發出讚美。
31 願耶和華的榮耀存到永遠；願耶和華喜悅他自己所作的。
32 他注視大地，地就震動；他觸摸群山，山就冒煙。
33 我一生要向耶和華歌唱；我還在世的時候，我要向我的 神歌頌。
34 願我的默想蒙他喜悅；我要因耶和華歡喜。
35 願罪人從世上滅絕，也不再有惡人存在。我的心哪！你要稱頌耶和華。你們要讚美耶和華。
Friday, October 13, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Oct 10 - Suffering
Today's ODB, Job 16: 6-17, is something which prepares me for the new evening class at CGST (Chung Sun) this Thursday - Suffering : how does God look at suffering ?
http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
It's not an easy question to be answered. I believe that there are many reasons for having sufferings in this world, not necessarily God's responsibility alone. When I look back in my days of harships or "sufferings", besides the tears I shed, I can also see the praises I owe my living God. HE was there, He looked at things at a much higher level, HE allowed all those events for my own good and betterment because HE just loves me so much that He doesn't want to see me go astray.
God is good !
http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
It's not an easy question to be answered. I believe that there are many reasons for having sufferings in this world, not necessarily God's responsibility alone. When I look back in my days of harships or "sufferings", besides the tears I shed, I can also see the praises I owe my living God. HE was there, He looked at things at a much higher level, HE allowed all those events for my own good and betterment because HE just loves me so much that He doesn't want to see me go astray.
God is good !
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