Luke 13:1-5

Each day has its own set of troubles. God rains on the just and the unjust so that His mercy and judgement reign over all of the world that He created. The point is to trust Him to take the very things meant to destroy our faith and use them for our eternal good.

When we invite Jesus into our life we extend an invitation to the inner workings of the Holy Spirit in that life. He will refine us, purify us and sanctify us to resemble His Son, Jesus Christ. He uses our human troubles for His divine glory.

Jesus’ question reflected the opinion of His audience. The idea that judgment and death are the results of sin led to the belief that tragic death was the result of extreme sin. While such a view was common in Judaism, it was not always a correct conclusion.  Jesus’ point here is that everyone stands at the edge of death until repentance occurs. The death in view here is spiritual, not physical.

Luke 13:1-5

13 There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. ² And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? ³ I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. ⁴ 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? ⁵ I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”

 The New King James Version. (1982). (Lk 13:1–5). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

² Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 

John 15:2