What Kind of Time Are We Living in? A Meditation amidst the Pandemic
Andres Tang Professor of Christian Thought (Theology and Culture) What kind of generation is this? The political movement that lasted for more than half a year had not yet completely subsided when the new coronavirus epidemic broke out. What kind of era is Hong Kong society living in? Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it is not what we want to see. Who likes to be in a state of panic? Who wants to live in panic and fear? However, are humans themselves completely without responsibility for the situation we find ourselves in today? Or, we have to admit that whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it is only because people themselves have not treated human society and the natural world well that they have caused today's consequences and ultimately have to bear the consequences themselves. This is the judgment of "being left to perish" mentioned in the Bible. God does not have to deliberately punish us. He only needs to turn a blind eye to us, limit His protection, and not stop us from doing evil, so that we can suffer the consequences and fall into panic all day long. ...
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