Subject: Suffering and God's providence |
Bible Note: You said, “I dont see anything that says we are victims.” In general, because of our First Parents’ disobedience, we are all victims of their sins, having become sinners, under the sentence of death, and ruled by demonic powers (Romans 5:12). In particular, we are all victims of one another. One is the victim of murder and another of abusive parents; mild or severe, we are all victims of someone’s negative or sinful behavior. That is not to deny we are responsible for our conduct, responses, failures, our own victimization of others; nor does it relieve us of guilt. |