如果上帝是全善全能的，为什么世界上有这么多苦难？
If God is all-good and all-powerful, why is there so much suffering?
简答 Short Answer
苦难的存在不能证明上帝不存在；相反，我们对苦难的愤怒恰恰指向一个公义的上帝。上帝允许苦难有祂的目的，并且祂亲自进入苦难来救赎我们。
The existence of suffering doesn't disprove God; rather, our outrage at suffering points to a just God. God permits suffering for His purposes, and He Himself entered into suffering to redeem us.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
这可能是人们最常提出的反对信仰的理由。但仔细思考，这个论证其实预设了上帝的存在：
如果没有上帝，就没有客观的善恶标准。如果没有善恶标准，你就不能说苦难是「恶的」。如果苦难只是自然现象而非「恶」，那就没有什么问题需要解决。正是因为我们直觉地知道苦难是「不应该」的，这恰恰暗示存在一个「应该」的标准——而这个标准指向上帝。
圣经从不回避苦难的问题，但它提供了独特的回应：上帝不是远远地旁观我们的痛苦，而是在耶稣基督里亲自进入最深的苦难——十字架。上帝不只是解释苦难，祂进入了苦难。
This may be the most common objection to faith. But upon reflection, this argument actually presupposes God's existence:
Without God, there is no objective standard of good and evil. Without such a standard, you cannot call suffering 'evil.' If suffering is merely a natural phenomenon rather than 'evil,' there's no problem to solve. The fact that we intuitively know suffering 'shouldn't be' implies a standard of how things 'should be' — and that standard points to God.
The Bible never avoids the problem of suffering, but offers a unique response: God is not watching our pain from afar. In Jesus Christ, He entered into the deepest suffering — the cross. God doesn't just explain suffering; He entered it.
📖 经文引用 Bible Verses
📚 推荐阅读 Related Readings
- •The Problem of Pain (C.S. Lewis)
- •Walking with God through Pain and Suffering (Tim Keller)