tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899950699213696889.post3033356924243470591..comments2023-04-03T08:38:47.532-05:00Comments on A New Testament Student: Ehrman and TheodicyJosh McManawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503876183620206761noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899950699213696889.post-34873168407200805182007-11-15T15:08:00.000-05:002007-11-15T15:08:00.000-05:00much of the suffering in the world is horrifying t...much of the suffering in the world is horrifying to us because it is <I>unjust</I> and <I>unfair</I>. So its really hard to see any value in suffering where the victims are random and their tragedy so absurdly unfair. The only way it can start to make sense is if there was a reference point for unfair and unjust suffering which could clue us to a purpose. This is what we have in the Cross. No one has a claim to injusice more than the Jesus. He IS justice - He IS innocence, yet he was accused and punished with the guilty. No blood cries out for the wrath of God more than his only Son, yet our Lord gave that blood of his own will. So now, no matter what manner of senseless evil we heap on each other, and no matter what degree of pain and sorrow people endure from famine, war, or natural disaster; suffering is not an abyss into hell. Christ's suffering is the ocean that all human sorrow drains into and we are promised in Revelation that "the sea shall be no more".Johnny Vinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958443557376846262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899950699213696889.post-36759560987353459342007-11-06T18:35:00.000-05:002007-11-06T18:35:00.000-05:00It's not surprising to see that Ehrman doesn't thi...It's not surprising to see that Ehrman doesn't think the Bible answers the question of suffering, since believes the Bible has been corrupted and made up by the "orthodox party." If he actually believed in the Bible and in Christ, he would see that the Bible does in fact answer the question of suffering. Christ transforms suffering from humiliation and tragedy into glorification and redemption. The Glory of the Cross is the hardest thing to understand when you dismiss the Bible like Ehrman does.<BR/><BR/>....which gives away my answer to your other post...yes, it is a necessity for one to belief in order to teach theology! We actually talked about this in class today [always up on the current situation-you! ;-) ]. You should hear what Newman has to say about this. It's excellent!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570196313847615587noreply@blogger.com