Monday, December 5, 2011

Is all sickness and disease caused by sin?

Is all sickness and disease caused by sin? You would initially think the answer would be yes, since prior to the fall of man there was no sickness and disease. The disciples  asked Jesus this question regarding the subject;

John 9:2 And His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?"


John 9:3 Jesus answered, "It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.


I find the response of Jesus to be very profound because it demonstrates the sovereignty of GOD over human affairs.This man had done nothing wrong to deserve to be born blind and neither had his parents sinned that blindness might be passed down to him because of their transgressions.