(Suffering is real and painful
and is often given as an objection to the Christian faith)
For Jesus:
Suffering is not simply a
hypothetical issue to be discussed (vv1-2)
Suffering is not (normally)
a direct consequence of extreme personal sin (vv2-3, v4)
Suffering is a warning of the
judgement to come, which we all deserve (v3, v5)
Suffering should lead us
to real repentance before God’s patience runs out (vv6-9)
* * *
Bock's outline:
Lessons for Israel (vv1-9)
(a) Tragedy and the need
to repent (vv1-5)
(i) Massacre by Pilate and
the call to repent (vv1-3_
(ii) Tower of Siloam and
the call to repent (vv4-5)
(b) Parable of the spared
fig tree (vv6-9)
(i) Instruction to destroy
the tree (vv6-7)
(ii) Delay and warning
(vv8-9)
* * *
All Souls’ Langham Place, Richard Bewes, Suffering - a
dead end? - G027
Series: The Bible Speaks Today (Issues of Topical Concern) - 09/11/1997
(1) We are all living in a
fallen world
(2) We’re all living in a
temporary home
(3) We are all living on
borrowed time
(4) We’re all living as
debtors to love
* * *
St Ebbe’s, Al Gibbs - Questions Of Life: What
is Jesus looking for? 15/03/2015
(1) The role of suffering:
suffering is meant to make us repent.
It shows us that something
is wrong and that something needs to be done about it
(2) The need for repentance
Suffering is a foretaste
of the judgement of sin and a worked example of the horror of sin
(3) The urgency of the
hour
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