Are you walking in life’s valley, desperately wondering if there is any hope in sight? How do you make sense of bad things happening to seemingly good people? Perspective Number Four is: Grace. Due to our sin against a Holy God, we deserve death, but instead He gives us life. In essence, He brings good […]
Making Sense of Why Bad Things Happen to Good People | Grace (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Making Sense of Why Bad Things Happen to Good People | Suffering Produces Perseverance (Romans 5:3-5)
Have sorrow, affliction, and misery flooded your soul? Perhaps, you are in the thick of your greatest trial. How do we make sense of bad things happening to good people? Perspective Number Three is: Suffering produces perseverance. The strongest steel is made in the hottest fire. God designed the earth and created life in His […]
Making Sense of Why Bad Things Happen to Good People | God is Good (Psalm 145:9)
Do you see God as weighing your heart against others on His scales of justice, providing rewards and penalties depending on who is more righteous? How do we make sense of bad things happening to good people? Perspective Number Two is: God is good to all He has made. While that might seem contradictory to […]
Making Sense of Why Bad Things Happen to Good People | We Deserve Separation from God (Romans 3:23)
Why do bad things happen to good people? Perspective Number One is: We deserve separation from God. Due to our sin, each of us has forged a gap in our connection with God (see Isaiah 59:2). The Apostle Paul taught: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). From that […]