Comments on: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? http://jeremywallace.net/2009/07/13/why-do-bad-things-happen-to-good-people/ Helping others discover Bible truth and how it affects everyday life. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:04:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: William Dudding http://jeremywallace.net/2009/07/13/why-do-bad-things-happen-to-good-people/#comment-167 William Dudding Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:07:32 +0000 http://thinkingwithpurpose.com/?p=956#comment-167 I usually turn that question around and ask: "why do good things happen to us at all?" There is no such thing as "good people" and the person asking the question needs an adjustment to his idea of good. I usually turn that question around and ask: “why do good things happen to us at all?” There is no such thing as “good people” and the person asking the question needs an adjustment to his idea of good.

]]> By: Chris Cole http://jeremywallace.net/2009/07/13/why-do-bad-things-happen-to-good-people/#comment-166 Chris Cole Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:19:59 +0000 http://thinkingwithpurpose.com/?p=956#comment-166 Your answer is excellent. However, let me suggest a rephrasing of the question to reflect what the asker means: Why do bad things happen even to Christians? Put that way, I suggest two answers. First, if God left a believer with a carefree life, then that believer would have no incentive to seek provision in the fatherhood of God. As our Father, God desires us to seek our needs and wants in Him, and is pleased by our doing so. Evil in this life drives us to our knees before His throne, creating an intimacy that would not otherwise occur. Second, a carefree life would produce a carefree attitude, satisfied with this life. This world is fallen, and we are merely pilgrims in it. We should NOT be satisfied with it. Struggle and hardship in this world gives us a longing for the new earth and actualized kingdom of God. Whether a believer or an unbeliever, every person will normally experience hardship in life. However, that same hardship serves very different goals and produces very different results. Your answer is excellent. However, let me suggest a rephrasing of the question to reflect what the asker means: Why do bad things happen even to Christians? Put that way, I suggest two answers.

First, if God left a believer with a carefree life, then that believer would have no incentive to seek provision in the fatherhood of God. As our Father, God desires us to seek our needs and wants in Him, and is pleased by our doing so. Evil in this life drives us to our knees before His throne, creating an intimacy that would not otherwise occur.

Second, a carefree life would produce a carefree attitude, satisfied with this life. This world is fallen, and we are merely pilgrims in it. We should NOT be satisfied with it. Struggle and hardship in this world gives us a longing for the new earth and actualized kingdom of God.

Whether a believer or an unbeliever, every person will normally experience hardship in life. However, that same hardship serves very different goals and produces very different results.

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