Category: 2025 New Orleans Terrorist Attack

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #2

Monday, January 6, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

Let us start by considering one of the most worn-out questions: Why do bad things happen to good people? (Conversely, it could be asked: Why do good things happen to bad people? Yet, that is not the scope of this study.) Suffering stems from three sources.

Firstly, because of sin, we live in a world (an entire universe) that is disintegrating, falling apart, decaying, becoming more chaotic with the passage of time. Genesis 3:16-19 is true. We grow sick, old, and die. “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body” (Romans 8:22,23). The curse of sin is random—each individual suffering a unique set of troubles, weaknesses, illnesses.

Secondly, we and others make stupid decisions: as we and they sow, so we and they reap. This principle clarifies that whatever we do (good and bad) affects others and whatever they do (good and bad) affects us. “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting” (Galatians 6:7,8).

Thirdly, we Christians suffer persecution because we live in enemy territory, Satan and his servants looking to injure or eliminate us the “competition.” “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12). “Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation [trouble] enter into the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22). “Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also” (John 15:20).

Here is adult understanding….

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #1

Sunday, January 5, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

The Christian faces two seemingly insurmountable challenges in ministry. Firstly, he or she will meet people suffering under the curse of sin, living in a fallen world, going through a variety of great difficulties, trials, and tribulations. Secondly, these tormented souls really have no understanding as to what is really going on. What compounds the distress is the fact that denominational thinking thoroughly confuses Christians and non-Christians alike.

It is so tragic that even people who possess and/or use the Bible have few to no answers for those seeking enlightenment about life’s problems. This unfortunate situation gives rise to yet another disaster—the Holy Bible mocked, ridiculed, disdained, thought of as nothing but a compilation of fairytales and superstitions. Annoyed and angered, people begin lashing out and utterly hating the Bible because its users themselves seldom offer anything meaningful or substantive. Shallow, sentimental clichés are definitely no substitute for sound Bible doctrine!

When professing Christians ask why bad things happen to good people, or inquire why a loving God would allow suffering, or claim how problems will just vanish if we quote enough verses, or assert that we can say the right words in prayer to get a desired outcome, it shows us that they are learning nothing from the Bible at church. In short, “church services” for them is a time of entertainment or amusement, hearing some philosophical or popular psychology quotes, watching a few rituals or ceremonies, and giving a donation in the collection plate to “make God happy with them.” Non-Christians may be lost, but they, to some extent, know something is not right in this world. What they also know is Christendom has no answers for them. Shame!

Dear friends, in the midst of any tragedy, one prayer we should become familiar with is, “LORD, deliver us from Bible ignorance!” There is no more dangerous a time than when wild, senseless emotions and overwhelming spiritual darkness reign as tyrants over us….