rediscovering eden
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the bright and morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
whom shall i fear
whom shall i fear
i am yours
dailies
Monday, November 05, 2007
-10:24 AM
Why do God allow innocent people to suffer?-This is one of the most difficult questions for christian to answer.
-As claimed by a well-known Christian scholar, C.S.Lewis, "The problem of pain"
-,is the atheism's most potent weapon against christian faith.
-As Science & Technology eventually evloves,
-all true science & history, if properly understood, support the very fact that "GOD" truly existed.
-Most atheists, without any proper standing evidence on which to base their belief in, must resort to philosophical objections.
-Among numerous views and thinking that was subjected over the century, problems relating to suffering is significantly greatest of all.
-I believe many of us here, who took our faith seriously might come across questions such as
-"How can our merciful, loving GOD permits War, sickness, pain, suffering & even unjust death when,
-their effect often are felt most keenly by people who seems to not deserve such suffering."
-People might derived answer such as either GOD is not a GOD of love and he just doesnt seems to care!
-Or maybe GOD is not a GOD of power therefore He is helpless to do anything about it.
-This is a difficult question to answer.
-But we need to recognize that our minds were created by GOD.
-We can only use these mind to an extent that He allows.
-Therefore it does not seems convincing for us to use them to question GOD and his motives.
Romans 9:20 said: "But who are you, O man, to talk back to God?"
-Should what is formed said to him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"
-We ourselves do not establish the standard of what is right and wrong.
-Only the creator can do that.
-We need to understand that in our mind and heart, whether do we understand or not, that whatever GOD does is, by definately, right.
-About the suffering of the innocents,
-we must understand that There is no such things as the innocent suffering.
-"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of GOD" as Romans 3:23 said,
-there is No one who has the right to freedom from GOD's Wrath just on the basis of his/her own innocence.
-"What about the newborn babies and those who are mentally disabled?" someone might questioned.
-Even though both categories cannot distinguish right from wrong,
-it is clear that from both scriptural and our experiences that,
-we are sinners by nature.
-we are inclined to sin.
-Thus, if given a choice to sin, they will inevitably became sinners.
-God did not create the world this way,
-it is sin that seperates Man from God.
-It is sin that seperates Man from the ideal & perfect world that God intend us to be in. -But one day, God will set all things right again.
-In that day,
"He will wipe every tears from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4.
-Then, who was the only truly "innocent" and "righteous" man in all history, but yet suffered more than anyone else who ever lived?
-He is none other than Jesus Christ.
-Therefore brothers and sisters.
Whenever we came across suffering or unjust persecution for our faith,
-look upon Jesus Christ unfair death on the cross.
-The perfect God dying for the inperfect man 2000 years ago,
-was the extend of his love for us.
-Can we do the same in return?
Chua YuHang
