Does God Punish People Through Disease?

Suffering

Does God Punish People Through Disease?

25 min

Suffering

Does God Punish People Through Disease?

25 min

Episode 554 Show Notes

From the Show

There are a couple of dangers we need to avoid. 1) Assuming that sickness is a punishment from God. That is a very dangerous theology. 2) Assuming that God cannot or does not judge or chastise people because of sin. No, the bible says that he does. That is why he rebuked Miriam, because he loves her. God does the same for us when we continue in a pattern of sin. He chastises us because he loves us. He is a good Father who wants us to follow him faithfully. God is active in judging sins, but he is also active in saving us from our sins.

–Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

1. Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?

2. Is Islam a false religion?

3. Is the 3rd-use of the law legitimate? It seems that if people have a good sense of justification by faith alone that the 3rd use of the law is not necessary.

4. If Moses’s sister Miriam received leprosy from God in the Old Testament, does that mean God can punish people with sicknesses today?

Resources

Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictionsby Gregory Koukl

Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification by Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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