[In Luke 13.1–5] Disaster is a call to repentance. Jesus might have added (as he does elsewhere) that peace and tranquility, which we do not deserve, show us God’s goodness and forbearance. It is a mark of our lostness that we invert these two. We think we deserve the times of blessing and prosperity, and that the times of war and disaster are not only unfair but come perilously close to calling into question God’s goodness or his power—even, perhaps, his very existence. Jesus simply did not see it that way. If we are to adopt his mind, we have some fundamental realignments to make in our assessment of ourselves.”
(D.A. Carson, "How Long, O Lord?" [2nd ed.], 61
(D.A. Carson, "How Long, O Lord?" [2nd ed.], 61
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