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The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith (2008)

di Christopher J. H. Wright

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Christian Nonfiction. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. If we are honest, we have to admit that there are many things we don't understand about God. We do not have final answers to the deep problems of life, and those who say they do are probably living in some degree of delusion. There are areas of mystery in our Christian faith that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises.For many people, these problems raise so many questions and uncertainties that faith itself becomes a struggle, and the very person and character of God are called into question. Chris Wright encourages us to face up to the limitations of our understanding and to acknowledge the pain and grief they can often cause. But at the same time, he wants us to be able to say, like the psalmist in Psalm 73: "But that's all right. God is ultimately in charge and I can trust him to put things right. Meanwhile, I will stay near to my God, make him my refuge, and go on telling of his deeds.".… (altro)
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I am still not sure what I thought. Maybe I shouldn't have read it on vacation. I felt like some parts were hard to get through, and could have been written more efficiently. But I appreciated the book and will probably review the chapters on the Canaanites. ( )
  kerchie1 | Jun 9, 2017 |
If we are honest, we have to admit that there are many things we don’t understand about God. 作者 Christopher Wright 在 The God I Don't Understand 中,帶領讀者去思想四個問題,看看我們知道些什麼之餘,不知道的又是什麼: 1. What about Evil and Suffering? 2. What about the Canaanites? 3. What about the Cross? 4. What about the End of the World? 四個問題裡面,最吸引我的是有關入迦南時,神下令毀滅迦南城市、殺迦南人的問題。作者問,如果攻打迦南不是宗教屠殺或種族清洗,還可以是什麼呢?耶和華這樣殘暴,我們還能去愛衪嗎? 首先作者否定三個慣常看到的說法:1. 這是舊約的問題;2. 以色列人誤會了神的旨意;3. 攻打迦南只是有關屬靈爭戰寓言。作者對這問題,提出三個方向,分別是:1. 舊約故事;2. 神審判的主權;3. 神的救贖計劃。 其中,以舊約故事的進路去看,攻打迦南只是舊約歷史中的單一事件,是神在特定時空環境下的作為。在往後的經卷中,都不將這看作以色列人的軍事勝利,而是看作神的信實及大能的確據。而且,在摩西五經中已記述到迦南人的敗壞,神是歷史的主宰,對迦南人所施行的是公義的審判。另外,聖經從來沒有將攻打迦南看作宗教戰爭,不是信耶和華的就高人一等,信耶和華的就是公義。當色列人敗壞時,聖經也記載神是以色列人的敵人,將他們交在外邦的手裡。 但是,就算這樣理解,心裡依然不是味兒,就算是單一事件,也不能將殘忍合理化。就算迦南人是敗壞,值得懲罰,我們一樣會問,為什麼神就不給他們機會,派先知去叫他們悔改呢?或者他們如尼尼微人一樣呢?我們只能誠實地說,聖經沒有這樣的記載。 不過,作者提醒我們,以色列人進入應許之地,是神藉亞伯接罕的後裔,去祝福列邦列國,其中當然也包括迦南人。詩篇47:1-4說: 萬民哪!你們都要鼓掌,要向 神歡聲呼喊; 因為耶和華至高者是可敬畏的,他是統治全地的大君王。 他要使萬民臣服在我們之下,使列國臣服在我們的腳下。 他為我們選擇了我們的產業,就是他所愛的雅各的榮耀。 當然我們可以以為詩人是叫萬族萬民像做樣板戲一樣向耶和華歡呼。不過,詩人清楚指出,萬民臣服在以色列下,而他們是值得為此歡呼。除非否定詩篇作為敬拜及公禱的傳統,否則,我們很難認為這是一些政治宣傳。反而,最合理的解讀,是詩人將外邦被以色列打敗,看作神終極救贖計劃的一部份,所以才值得歡呼。 如果你問我,滿不滿意作者的解釋呢?我想我依然會答不滿意。認識到神作為歷史的主,看到衪最終定意要將祝福帶給列邦列國,也沒有減少到攻打迦南的暴力。不過,就像聖經沒有說明罪的源頭、沒有解釋神為什麼愛我們,我們實在有不明的神的作為的地方。在不明白之處,唯有去看聖經告訴了我們什麼,相信神的道比我們高。
  wesleylau | Dec 3, 2010 |
An interesting book that explores evil and suffering, the Canaanites and why they were conquered by the Israelites, the cross and the end of the world ( )
  ruthjoec | Feb 14, 2009 |
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Christian Nonfiction. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. If we are honest, we have to admit that there are many things we don't understand about God. We do not have final answers to the deep problems of life, and those who say they do are probably living in some degree of delusion. There are areas of mystery in our Christian faith that lie beyond the keenest scholarship or even the most profound spiritual exercises.For many people, these problems raise so many questions and uncertainties that faith itself becomes a struggle, and the very person and character of God are called into question. Chris Wright encourages us to face up to the limitations of our understanding and to acknowledge the pain and grief they can often cause. But at the same time, he wants us to be able to say, like the psalmist in Psalm 73: "But that's all right. God is ultimately in charge and I can trust him to put things right. Meanwhile, I will stay near to my God, make him my refuge, and go on telling of his deeds.".

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