God is not a distant Creator or
impersonal Ground of Being, but a loving Father who shares our suffering and
hurts with us.
On the cross Christ endured a suffering
beyond all understanding: He bore the punishment for the sins of the whole
world. None of us can comprehend that suffering. Though He was innocent, He
voluntarily underwent incomprehensible suffering for us. And why? -- because He
loves us so much. How can we reject Him who gave up everything for us?
When God asks us to undergo suffering
that seems unmerited, pointless, and unnecessary, meditation upon the cross of
Christ can help to give us the strength and courage needed to bear the cross
that we are asked to carry.
-- William Lane Craig in “On Guard: Defending Your Faith with
Reason and Precision”
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