Why do bad things happen to good people?
How often have we heard the above question asked or even asked it ourselves? Beloved, Christ answers the question for us in Luke 13. Some people came to Him with news that Pilate had killed some Galileans as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple. These people whom Pilate murdered were observant Jews cut down by their oppressors smack in the middle of offering sacrifices at the Temple- equivalent to a preacher being cut down in his prime by criminals on his way to a preaching appointment. See this account and Christ's response in Luke 13-- 1 "At that time, some people came and reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 And He responded to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all Galileans because they suffered these things? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you REPENT, you will all perish as well! 4 Or those 18 that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed—do you think they were more sinful than all the peo