受苦的神

 

 

 

文／伍斯特福

 

 

 

长久以来，我就知道神不是神学专家所描绘的那样被动、木然、死板。我知道神的深情，我知道他喜悦时的反应、不悦时的反应。但奇怪的是，我先前没有见过他的受苦。

神不仅是受苦者的神，他是受苦的神；人的堕落与痛苦深植他心。从我泪水的棱镜，看见了受苦的神。

大奥秘：为了挽救我们的无情与破损，与我们同受苦的神并没有施展大能的手段，而是差遣爱子像我们一样受苦；藉着他的受苦将我们从苦难与罪恶中救拔出来。

 

 

 

The Suffering God

 

by Nicolsa Wolterstorff

 

For a long time I knew that God is not the impassive, unresponsive, unchanging being portrayed by the classical theologians. I knew of the pathos of God. I knew God’s response of delight and of his response of displeasure. Bur strangely, his suffering I never saw before.

God is not only the God of the sufferers but the God who suffers. The pain and fallenness of humanity have entered into his heart. Through the prism of my tears I have seen a suffering God.

And great mystery: to redeem our brokenness and loveliness the God who suffers with us did not strike some mighty blow of power but sent his beloved son to suffer like us, through his suffering to redeem us from suffering and evil.