Michael Youssef Shares Biblical Perspective on Natural Disaster in Haiti

Atlanta: January 20, 2010, (PCTV Newsdesk)

Michael Youssef, Founder and President of Leading The Way, offers a biblical perspective on the disaster in Haiti and all the major disasters that impact individuals around the world each day. By looking at a passage from the book of Luke, Dr. Youssef shares the proper response to tragedy.

"You mean Jesus made comments about disasters in life?" asked Dr. Youssef. "Yes, and he was very clear about how we should think about them," he stated. "We have to be very careful not to make judgments concerning the cause of tragedy."

Here are some excerpts from Dr. Youssef's message on the topic:

"During the time of Jesus, people were as curious as we are about natural and man-made events. They wanted to know why, just like we do. People never change. They were anxious to draw sweeping and erroneous judgments."

"In the example of Luke 13, the people were making judgments that their calamity must have fallen on them because they were miserable sinners, worse sinners than all the others - that is why these things happened to them... that is why they were killed that way. They were saying that the people must have deserved this horrible death. This sort of false conclusion is not new. It's as old as the Book of Job. Jesus communicated that those killed are no worse sinners than anyone else."

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