Why must we live in this world? (1)
Why God makes live us, human being, in such an absurd world
where is full of sorrow and suffering? When I read words and actions of Saul in 1SAMUEL of the Old Testament, I suddenly had a little
knowledge.
As over the men of war of a king Saul, David won whithersoever
sent by Saul. “The women of Israel answered one another as
they played and said Saul had slain his thousands, and David
his ten thousands. And Saul eyed David from that day and
forward.“(1SAMUEL18: 7,9)
Saul was afraid of David and intended to kill him. Saul said to
Jonathan “For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the
ground, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom.
Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely
die. ” (1SAMUEL20:31)
“Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him,
Wherefore shall he be slain? What has he done?
(20: 32)” Jonathan and David, too, wonder that did David such
something wrong or sin that David may be killed by Saul against him.
If I say exaggeratedly, here I thought that the difference between
the way of thinking of Christian and people in this world was
expressed.Saul seems to be anxious about the future of Jonathan
and his families from bottom of his heart and soul. I thought for Soul
to intend actually to replace status of king if he was in the position
of David. But David, and also Jonathan, had nothing of thought that
David will assault Saul to become king. Even when David, afterwards,had the chance for him to kill Saul, he did not stretch forth his
hand against Lord’s anointed.
In this world, both circumstances and abilities given to us are
never equal and during human history dispute or conflict always
continues.We have the feeling that the evils are rampant everywhere
in this world. Many Christians must think why God leaves this world
in such conditions alone. And why we must endure such an
(To be continued)