By Dr. John Piper

After the loss of his ten children owing to a “natural disaster” (Job 1:19), Job said, “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21). At the end of the book, the inspired writer confirms Job’s understanding of what happened. He says Job’s brothers and sisters “comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him” (Job 42:11). This has several crucial implications for us as we think about the calamity in the Indian Ocean.

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Ed. Note: Of course, every worldview has to explain tragic events, not just Christianity.  Perhaps atheists have it easiest in the face of calamity because in that worldview everything is ultimately meaningless.  But anyone accepting this premise also logically forfeits the (logical) right to complain about evil, suffering, or any other “injustice”, just because ultimately all is meaningless.