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There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Gal-i-leans because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
The victims of Pilate and the men who were killed when the tower fell were not judged by God. God does nothing in spite. But Christ was telling the religious crowd of His day, and the people today, that unless they repented, they would also perish.
This text has some lessons for us. The first one teaches us that when some Christians have trouble beyond the average amount (and many do), we are not to interpret it to mean that he or she is a greater sinner than others. Trouble does not always come to a person because of his sins. We live in a fallen world, and trouble is a fact of life for believers and non-believers.
The other side of the coin is that just because you are a Christian does not mean you automatically are protected against trouble. You will miss the Great Tribulation, but you will not miss the little tribulation if you are a Christian. You are going to have a little of it right down here.
Another thing we should see is that when trouble comes to someone else and not to you, it does not indicate that you are superior to that individual. Perhaps God is permitting you to see the other fellow's trouble in order to bring you to the end of yourself.
Listen the eighteen people who were killed when a tower in Siloam fell on them is a sobering reminder that death can come when we least expect it—on the righteous and the unrighteous. Trouble comes in all forms, but we must look to God for grace and hope when they do.
This is a spotlight on the Scriptures.
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There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Gal-i-leans because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
The victims of Pilate and the men who were killed when the tower fell were not judged by God. God does nothing in spite. But Christ was telling the religious crowd of His day, and the people today, that unless they repented, they would also perish.
This text has some lessons for us. The first one teaches us that when some Christians have trouble beyond the average amount (and many do), we are not to interpret it to mean that he or she is a greater sinner than others. Trouble does not always come to a person because of his sins. We live in a fallen world, and trouble is a fact of life for believers and non-believers.
The other side of the coin is that just because you are a Christian does not mean you automatically are protected against trouble. You will miss the Great Tribulation, but you will not miss the little tribulation if you are a Christian. You are going to have a little of it right down here.
Another thing we should see is that when trouble comes to someone else and not to you, it does not indicate that you are superior to that individual. Perhaps God is permitting you to see the other fellow's trouble in order to bring you to the end of yourself.
Listen the eighteen people who were killed when a tower in Siloam fell on them is a sobering reminder that death can come when we least expect it—on the righteous and the unrighteous. Trouble comes in all forms, but we must look to God for grace and hope when they do.
This is a spotlight on the Scriptures.
Support the show
Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com