[BuckeyeTexan]

they were not without divine purpose.

Now that I can support!

Piper makes it seem as if God is punishing the innocent. I disagree. He allowed it according to His plan. Big diference, IMHO.

[jboot]

To Piper's credit, he says "Let us beware, therefore, of reading the hand of providence with too much certainty or specificity."

He made a similar declaration of God's soveriegnty vis-a-vis the Indonesian tsunami. His point-then and now-is that we fool ourselves if we think that God is not in control of all things. Tsunamis, tornados, tribulations and tumors all serve a divine purpose that may not be known to us. It is not for us to know all things, but to trust and believe.