So We Can Blame Them Of Course

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? Luke 13:4

Jesus asked the question in our verse for today to address a blaming issue. Why do we want to know the fault or sin of the victim? So we can blame them of course. Falling construction projects appear to be a problem in many ages and ours is no different than the one Jesus lived in it would seem. As the news method of the day told the story of the 18 dead at the Siloam tower, Jesus asked His question. It would be so easy if everyone who died in an accident would be kind enough to take Paul's place as the worst of sinners. If only the most public and, in our humble opinion, worstest and most heinous of sinners died in accidents or from diseases, then we would always know that everyone else who died must have done something wrong too. That we would be still alive to do this blaming would by default then let us off the hook for sin. The only problem being that it just doesn't work that way. Jesus excluded no one by letting those folks know back then that all of us need to repent.

And that is how salvation begins, with repentance!

Love to you in the name of Jesus the Christ!

Bucky