Why do bad things happen to good people? Time and time again, this is perhaps the biggest question asked of people of faith. If God is so good, why do so many bad things happen in this world… and happen to good people? First of all, we need to figure out what “bad things” and “good people” really mean. Broadly speaking, bad things are the accumulated sufferings we all experience. Suffering is tough to measure. In some sense, “bad things” are relative depending on the situation. Fear, shame, depression, anxiety, starvation… societal ills like poverty and homelessness. How do you compare one person’s suffering to another person’s? Suffering comes in a lot of uniquely individual packages. Next, what exactly is a “good person?” Turns out, none of us are truly good. The apostle Paul writes in Romans 3:10: “None is righteous, no not one.” We’re all sinners in need of grace. No one can pass off an effort at goodness as the real thing. So by this definition, bad things never actuall...
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