 If someone wanted to meet us in San Francisco, we would ask, “Why?” Shouldn’t we also ask where we want to go in life? So why live? Why get up in the morning?
We exist for a very short time. Then we die and rot. Why does it matter whether one goes down hugging or mugging, kind or cruel? Does anything we do matter? Why even try to do anything? In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is cursed to an eternity of rolling a large boulder up a hill, only for it to roll back down. Some characterize hell as doing a pointless act, again and again, forever. Some believe in no god, no way to know god, no heaven, and no hell. Some also believe that there is no basis for wrong and right. If one assumes everything ending in nothing, then just following one’s own desire also does not give life any meaning. Some say that love, hate, and every emotion in us are just chemical reactions. But something inside tells us a human is different from a rock. Something inside tells us there is evil and good. Popcorn machines should not make turkey. A sailboat should not run down main street. If we want to live a full and satisfying life, we must know ourselves, learn our reason to exist, and follow it. According to Christianity, a designer designed and built the world. The designer came as a human being and lived among us, showing us His glory, grace, and truth. The designer loves us to the point of laying down His life for us (John 1:1-14). Our meaning in life is found in Christ, the designer of life. Know and love Christ. If we do so, we will “have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10). Summarized from a Tim Keller sermon: https://gospelinlife.com/downloads/a-reason-for-living-an-open-forum-8066/ 为什么生存 为何活着？为什么早上起床？ 如果有人想在旧金山与我们见面，我们会问，“为什么？” 那么为何我们不问生存为什么？ 我们在世上生存很短的时间，最后我们死了，腐烂了。那么，去拥抱或抢劫，当善良还是残忍, 有分别吗？我们做什么会有区别？ 甚至为什么尝试做任何事情？在希腊神话中，Sisyphus 每一天，直到永恒，被迫把一块巨石推上山，在几乎到达山顶之前那块巨石便滚下山坡来。有些人将地狱描述为必须做一个毫无意义的事，并且永远地继续做下去。 有些人相信没有上帝，没有办法认识上帝，没有天堂也没有地狱。有些人相信没有真理。 他们问，“对还是错是基于什么的？” 如果相信一切都是空虚, 遵循自己的愿望做事也不会给予生命任何意义。 有人说，爱与恨只是我们身上的化学反应。 但内心告诉我们人类与岩石不同。我们的心告诉我们世上有邪恶和善良。 爆米花机不应该用来烘烤火鸡。帆船不应沿着街道行驶。如果我们想要过充实而满足的生活，应找出我们存在的理由并遵循它。 根据基督教，有一个设计师设计并建造了这个世界。设计师成为了一个人来到我们中间，向我们展示他的荣耀，恩典和真理。设计师爱我们至为我们牺牲了祂的性命 （约翰福音1：1-14）。 我们在生活中的意义可以在这设计师， 基督，中找到。 了解和爱这位设计师。如果我们这样做，我们就会“得生命，並且得的更豐盛”（约翰福音10:10）。 Comments are closed.
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