現在的苦楚 和 將來榮耀的關係 The Relationship Between Present Sufferings and Future Glory

 

I didn’t answer one of the midterm questions in 2 Corinthians very well, so I’m correcting it here and sharing the clearer explanation with you.

我在哥林多後書的期中考裡，有一道問答題沒有答好，所以在這裡修正，也順便把更清楚的理解分享給你。

“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed to us.”
「我想現在的苦楚，若比起將來要顯於我們的榮耀，就不足介意。」

— Romans 8:18 (NASB95)
—— 羅馬書 8:18

Paul reminds us that present struggles are real, but they belong only to this passing life.
保羅提醒我們，現今的困難是真實的，但只屬於這短暫的今生。

They cannot outweigh the glory God has prepared.
它們無法超過神所預備的榮耀。

He also writes, “For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison.”
他也說：「我們這至暫至輕的苦楚，要為我們成就極重無比、永遠的榮耀。」

— 2 Corinthians 4:17 (NASB95)
—— 哥林多後書 4:17

God does not waste what we walk through.
神不會浪費我們走過的路。

He uses it to refine our character, strengthen our trust, and prepare us for what He has promised.
祂用這些經歷來陶造我們、堅固我們的信心，並預備我們承受祂的應許。

In the end, that glory is the reward of His kingdom—an eternal and unchanging good.
而那最終的榮耀，就是祂國度的獎賞——永恆而不改變的美好。

It is the place where everything finally makes sense.
在那裡，一切終將被照亮、被理解。