I recall listening to a tape by R. C. Sproul a few years ago that made this point powerfully. It was called “The Misplaced Locus of Amazement.” It was a sermon on Luke 13:1–5. Some people came to Jesus and told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. Jesus responded in shockingly unsentimental words: “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