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What Did Jesus Say
about Suffering?
The Bible helps us to understand everything going on in the
world today—including widespread death and suffering.
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During Christ’s
day, a terrible tragedy occurred when the tower of Siloam collapsed,
killing eighteen Jews. Jesus mentioned this to explain why God
allows suffering and death. |
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Luke 13:4–5 records Christ’s words:
“Those eighteen upon whom the tower of Siloam fell and
slew them, think you that they were sinners above all other
men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, No: but, except you
repent, you shall all likewise perish.”
Jesus was making two crucial points about suffering and death:
Bad things that happen to people are not always related to personal
sin, but all of us suffer and die because of sin. We each need
to look at our own sins, and repent—lest we perish.
Genesis gives the only good answer to the question of disasters,
death, and suffering: the sin of our father, Adam, and the sins
of his descendants (including us), have brought tragedy. Rather
than blaming God, we need to repent and turn to the One who
can save us from eternal disaster!
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