Many people ask, “How can a loving God allow
evil and suffering?” Jesus could have explained, but He didn’t. Luke 13:1-5
tells us about two disasters where people were killed:
“There were some present who reported to Him (Jesus) about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. And Jesus said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate? I tell you, no … Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem? I tell you, no’”
Pilate ordered some Jewish worshippers
to be murdered, and 18 people died when a tower fell on them. Satan
incited Pilate to murder the worshippers. The tower fell due to the law of
gravity, presumably because someone made a mistake during construction. Jesus was
essentially saying, “Don’t blame God for men’s evil actions, or try to give
a spiritual explanation for every natural disaster.”
Jesus healed multitudes of sick and disabled people, but He never told them, “Let me give a theological explanation about why you’re in this condition.” Jesus came into a world filled with evil and suffering, but He never said, “How can a loving God allow evil and suffering?” After all, He was the loving God! Rather than explaining why bad things happen, He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil” (Acts 10:38). Much of His teaching tells us to help others, and how to respond when evil people attack us.
Satan wants you to blame God for evil and
suffering in order to poison your faith and give you a distorted view of God.
Never form your beliefs based on bad things that have happened. Disasters and
tragedies have occurred since the beginning of time and will continue until
Jesus returns. Evil is in the world, but God is always good, which is why we must
“Trust in Him at all times.” (Psalm 62:8).
BIBLE STUDY: Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
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