Questions Jesus Asks: The Question of Suffering

“What did you do?” or “What did they do to deserve that?” 

“There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.” Luke 13:1

“And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” Luke 13:2-3

“Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” Luke 13:4-5

“and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”” Mark 1:15

“and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.” Luke 24:46-47

"When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, 'Repent,' he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance." Martin Luther Thesis 1 of 95 thesis

Repentance: 1. Contrition of my sin and the sin in this world 2. Faith in the Gospel…turning to Jesus and his promises

So how do I know if I am living a life of repentance? 

"The Gospel makes the worst times bearable and the best times leaveable." -John Newton

“but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken. Micah 4:4

”in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree.” Zechariah 3:10