Jesus Reacted to Renee Good's Tragic Death

I, as a pastor, do not generally comment on the events of the day. No one needs to know what I think about today’s news or how I think our nations problems should be solved. I have different calling. The kingdom of heaven is near. Your Savior, Jesus, has defeated all evil when he carried sin to the cross and rose victorious from the grave. Christians will not, therefore, be tossed to and frow by every world event, but fix our eyes on him and pray, "Good Lord, deliver us!" Then, trusting in God’s tender care serve the people around you in love. Dear Christians, this is how Jesus has told us to react to tragic events. Anyone who puts other words in his mouth may have their own agenda (it may even be a noble agenda), but they do not speak for him.

God does not love the sinner. God loves his creation. God loves the world. He loves humanity. God loves you. God loves every soul. Paul writes, God shows his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) Jesus died not only for those who hate him, but for those whom he hates. Jesus becomes what he hates, not by act or deed, but with his whole heart, by his Father’s declaration, God made him who did not know sin, to become sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21) God hates the sinner, so he will put every sinner to death. Every sinner will die. Each will die, either physically and eternally when their time is over, or the sinner will die by God’s grace. All of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore buried with him by his baptism into his death…consider yourself dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:3-4, 11) When the Psalms speak of the “righteous” they do not mean “good people” or people who do righteous things, but those who are made righteous, that is declared righteous by faith in the promise of Christ.