2010年11月2日星期二

上帝能不能造一塊祂搬不起的石頭?

彼前3:15 只要心裡尊主基督為聖。有人問你們心中盼望的緣由,就要常作準備,以溫柔、敬畏的心回答各人。

信徒在洗禮班或之前開始,便相信上帝是「全能」的。
假若主願意便可成就祂所作的事。
從創世記開始上帝已說自己是全能的。(創 17:1, 創 35:11)
詩篇亦說:「住在至高者隱密處的,必住在全能者的蔭下。」(詩91:1)
先知以賽亞,耶利米及以西結也提到全能的上帝
他名稱為「奇妙策士、全能的 神、永在的父、和平的君。」(賽 9:6)
上帝說:我是阿拉法,我是俄梅戛,(阿拉法,俄梅戛:是希臘字母首末二字),是昔在、今在、以後永在的全能者。 (啟 1:8)

聖經給予了答案,上帝是 「全能」的。
祂有限制自己的時刻,給人自由意志去選擇跟從祂或不從衪。
衪以自己愛子,道成肉身,体現人的軟弱,去成為人,被掛在木頭上,成就了救贖。
這像把自己自限了,去造一塊石頭,但搬不起來,當成為人的一刻又怎能作超人的事一樣,人豈能作超於40天的禁食?但主願意施行神蹟時又能使水变酒、治病、趕鬼、5餅2魚、履海及使人復活。
回顧7天創造、10災、過紅海、分約旦河,日月本宮停住,使日影往後退十度,以少勝多....。

若以邏輯去答「上帝能不能造一塊祂搬不起的石頭」,問題本身是「自打咀巴」「自相矛盾」。
解釋問題:全能者能否做一件大於衪能力的事。
正如問「有雞先還是有蛋先?」

既是全能者便全能了。假若有一樣東西衪不能又怎能說全能呢?
若衪自設限制,只是不作,不是不能。
全能者可以令大石頭变小,也可使自己脫離限制,只是出於祂自己的意思。
因此答案本身便是答案,而不在於問題本身了。
所以重點不在問題了。

2 則留言:

  1. I remember I heard about this question many years ago when I was a young Christian in a bible study group. The bible leader raised this question as a comment in the explanation of teaching. I forget the context of the biblical explanation, but I remember this question.

    We like to ask question, especially in a democratic world of “Freedom”. We are free and open to ask whatever we are thinking of. We do not think asking question has anything wrong by itself.

    Questioning is a method of communication to find an answer. If a question do not have any answer, it is useless to raise a question. Question is just the first step. Answer is what we want and need. We are not satisfying with an open question without answer in the end. If a question never has answer, it is totally waste of time to raise a non-answered question.

    If the answer is wrong, then, when we reverse and reword our answer into question, it would be a wrong question too. A question like “Can God Make A Stone He Cannot Lift?” is the question of this kind – wrong question to begin with.

    God has complete wisdom of truth. Therefore, God will not do things which is against the truth and sounds foolish by the aim. Before we ask this question, why not ask ourselves is it meaningful in God’s purpose to make a stone beyond His unlimited power? Why the God will do things against His will and purpose of truth? God can do all things but God only do things in accordance to His wisdom, will and purpose, (not our own will, interest and intention.)

    Peter

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  2. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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