Monday, March 01, 2010
Why Bad Things Happen
Today's Gospel (St. Luke 13:1-5) provides us with Jesus' definitive answer to the question so many ask so often: why do bad things, disasters, horrors, sorrows happen? Why does God permit them? Are the people to whom they happen worse sinners? Jesus answers: no. But, he continues, unless you repent you shall likewise perish. So the tragedies of a fallen world are signposts from God that it is a fallen world, and we its fallen citizens. So we must all repent, to avoid an eternal plague. Today's sermon is here.
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Why does God let that "eternal plague" happen?
This came with perfect timing, Father, since this is the Gospel that those of us using the 3-year pericope will have on Sunday (along with the next 3 verses). Thanks!
Thanks, but it's your sermon. I just thought, given the title, you might like to include the Ultimate Bad Thing.
Well, yes, that's the eternal plague.
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