WHAT WAS JESUS CHRISTS PERSPECTIVE ON A TRAGIC ACCIDENT IN JERUSALEM? Those eighteen on whom the tower of Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. - Luke 13:4-5 Jesus acknowledged the principle King Solomon had written about some 1,000 years earlier. - check Ecclesiastes 9:11 Jesus noted that the incident at Siloam was not some sort of divine punishment directed at the victims because of their sins. Although other factors such as improper construction and maintenance procedures might have been a part of the picture, it was strictly time and chance as far as the dead victims at Siloam were concerned. Because they happened to be in the wrong place a the wrong time, they died. But Christ urged those who escaped this calamity to repent of their sin and, by implication, to begin living in harmony with G-ds plan and purpose. Such tragedies should be powerful reminders to take action now to set our spiritual house in order.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:19:03 +0000
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