Étude 1 sur 3 · Rappel du massacre des Galiléens par Pilate

  1. Étude 1 : Rappel du massacre des Galiléens par Pilate
  2. Étude 2 : La parabole du figuier stérile
  3. Étude 3 : Dieu est-il injuste

From the 3rd Passover to the start of the final week

  • PER229 Reminder of the massacre of the Galileans by Pilate

    Pericope PER229 (Luke 13,1-5) recounts how witnesses of a Pharisee's meal confronted Jesus about the massacre of Galileans by Pilate. Jesus refuses to see in it a divine punishment and calls for personal repentance, also citing the fall of the tower of Siloam. He teaches that death is the common lot of all, and that only repentance opens the way to the Kingdom of God.

    John 9.2-3 (King James Version) :
    And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
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  • PER230 The parable of the barren fig tree

    The parable of the barren fig tree (Luke 13.6-9), reported only by Luke, illustrates God’s patience and the urgency of conversion. Jesus warns that every disciple who bears no spiritual fruit risks judgment, while emphasizing that God grants an additional time of grace. This text follows on from Luke 13.1-5 and carries a twofold message: a solemn warning and divine mercy.

    Luke 13.1-5 (King James Version) :
    There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because they suffered such things?I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

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  • PDA011 Is God Unjust?

    The article discusses the idea that God might be unjust in allowing suffering and injustice in the world, but concludes that this condition results from human sin. It invites repentance and faith in Jesus for salvation.

    1 John 4.8 (King James Version) :
    He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate