Why bad things happen to Good people?

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1. 1 An innocent child in her last moments

2. 2 Haiti
3. 3 The man who killed almost half a million of innocent civilians
4. 4 Ajmal Kasab! He killed hundreds of people in a terror attack in
Mumbai
5. 5. 5 A boy- born blind From the movie The color of paradise by Majid
Majidi.
6. 6. 6 Polio attacked children in Africa
7. 7. 7 All these pictures would make most of us ask these questions
Why does God allow good things to happen to bad people? Why does
God allow birth defects? Why does God allow natural disasters?
8. 8. 8 Or this one question Why does God allow bad things to happen to
Good people?
9. 9. 9 As a Child of God, how do we handle this question? Before
handling this question with people of various faith, do we have an
understanding of this question? When we face trials and tribulations in
our life, how do we handle it? Let us analyze it.
10. 10. 10 Intent is prior to Content We have to understand that People
ask questions 1. To really know the answer 2. To get into an argument
to fuel their egos. So if we know that their intent is to really find
answers, then we ought to listen to them and answer them with
humility by sharing the content that we know. But if they are in an
argumentative mode, it is better to keep quiet and answer them in very
few words (filled with Gods wisdom) Hence Intent is always prior to
Content
11. 11. 11 The question we have is Why does God allow bad things to
happen to Good people?
12. 12. 12 But the Bible says Romans 3:23 - All have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God So the question invariably becomes wrong. But still
let us see why bad things happen to people and when such bad things
happen, how we ought to react to it.
13. 13. 13 King David cries out to God in Psalm 73 Job cries out to God
through out the poetic book of Job Now look at this passage Romans
9:20-24 says that we are like the clay in a potters hands. God Potter
We clay We are not alone. Even men in the Bible have asked this
question. Please see the following two points
14. 14. 14 So Are we puppets in Gods hands? The answer is Yes! We are
indeed puppets. But we ( as a puppet) do not know whether God is
going to use us for a Noble purpose or a common purpose. When we
try to answer questions by trying to place ourselves in Gods shoes, we
would never be able to find the answer because His ways are not our
ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts.
15. 15. 15 Ecclesiastes 8:17 Scientists will fail to Understand Gods
works Romans 11:33 Gods wisdom cannot be measured
Deuteronomy 29:29 Dont try to probe Acts 1:7 It is not right for
man to know about Gods time But still Amos 3:7 God reveals his
secrets to his servants Now look at the meaning of these following
verses The same God whose works cannot be even fathomed by
scientists, reveals his secrets to his servants- the prophets
16. 16. 16 Let us look into the life of a Biblical Character
17. 17. 17 Joseph When he was a teenager, He was sold by his brothers
as a slave He was then thrown into an unknown country Egypt He
was wrongly accused and was thrown into prison He was not

recognized in the prison His sister was raped by Ungodly men

Finally he lost his father also Not even once in his life, Joseph asked the
question, Why God Why Let us learn three important aspects that
Joseph did. We could also adopt the same three steps when we go
through a bad phase in life
18. 18. 18 1)Dont bite the bait? Genesis 39: 9 - I would be sinning
against God When Joseph was seduced by his masters wife, he didnt
bite the bait. His answer is a wonderful example that we could follow
He did not even want to fall into sin and then cry out in guilt.
19. 19. 19 The weeping poet Jeremiah questions God in Jer 12:1-4 and asks
the same question 1 You are always righteous, O LORD, when I bring a
case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why
does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at
ease? 2 You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow
and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
3 Yet you know me, O LORD; you see me and test my thoughts about
you. Drag them off like sheep to be butchered! Set them apart for the
day of slaughter! 4 How long will the land lie parched and the grass in
every field be withered? Because those who live in it are wicked, the
animals and birds have perished. Moreover, the people are saying, "He
will not see what happens to us."
20. 20. 20 God was silent all this while and answered him in Jeremiah 12:5
God's Answer 5 "If you have raced with men on foot and they have
worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe
country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan? If you cant
live with men on earth, how can you survive in heaven?
21. 21. 21 Before we ask the question of evil around us, have we asked the
question to ourselves to find out how evil we are?
22. 22. 22 2. Triumph in suffering rather than fall into self pity Gen 50 :20
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish
what is now being done, the saving of many lives Josephs answer to
his brothers baffles me all the time. His brothers cheated him all his
life. But still he never fell into a web of self pity. Instead he triumphed
in suffering
23. 23. 23 Nick Vujicic He has no arms and no legs. He did not cry and fall
into self pity. But he has triumphed in suffering by the Grace of God.
Check his 2 minute speech by clicking this [link]
24. 24. 24 We can live in self pity or we can triumph in suffering
25. 25. 25 3. Savor the peace in your heart and dont try to take revenge
Is there any person in your life whom you have not forgiven?
Unforgiving nature is anger against God
26. 26. 26 And when you depict the fruits of the spirit of God Genesis
41:38 - So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one
in whom is the spirit of God?" Unbelievers will testify for us
27. 27. 27 1) Dont bite the bait? 2) Triumph in suffering rather than fall
into self pity 3) Savor the peace in your heart and dont try to take
revenge So
28. 28. 28 Let us Reason If you want to share anything regarding this
presentation, please write to me at prason@chronicwriter.com The
author comes from a very small town in the southern most part of
India. He had a good education and he was brought up in Christian
faith. But he went with the ways of the world in his late teens and fell
for all the vices. Still God chose him; broke him and molded him and
has made him a steward for him.

Why bad things happen to Good people?

1. 1 An innocent child in her last moments
2. 2 Haiti
3. 3 The man who killed almost half a million of innocent civilians
4. 4 Ajmal Kasab! He killed hundreds of people in a terror attack in
Mumbai
5. 5 A boy- born blind From the movie The color of paradise by
Majid Majidi.
6. 6 Polio attacked children in Africa
7. 7 All these pictures would make most of us ask these questions
Why does God allow good things to happen to bad people? Why
does God allow birth defects? Why does God allow natural
disasters?
8. 8 Or this one question Why does God allow bad things to happen
to Good people?
9. 9 As a Child of God, how do we handle this question? Before
handling this question with people of various faith, do we have an
understanding of this question? When we face trials and tribulations
in our life, how do we handle it? Let us analyze it.
10. 10 Intent is prior to Content We have to understand that
People ask questions 1. To really know the answer 2. To get into an
argument to fuel their egos. So if we know that their intent is to
really find answers, then we ought to listen to them and answer
them with humility by sharing the content that we know. But if they
are in an argumentative mode, it is better to keep quiet and answer
them in very few words (filled with Gods wisdom) Hence Intent is
always prior to Content
11. 11 The question we have is Why does God allow bad things to
happen to Good people?
12. 12 But the Bible says Romans 3:23 - All have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God So the question invariably becomes wrong.
But still let us see why bad things happen to people and when such
bad things happen, how we ought to react to it.
13. 13 King David cries out to God in Psalm 73 Job cries out to
God through out the poetic book of Job Now look at this passage
Romans 9:20-24 says that we are like the clay in a potters hands.
God Potter We clay We are not alone. Even men in the Bible have
asked this question. Please see the following two points
14. 14 So Are we puppets in Gods hands? The answer is Yes! We
are indeed puppets. But we ( as a puppet) do not know whether God
is going to use us for a Noble purpose or a common purpose.
When we try to answer questions by trying to place ourselves in
Gods shoes, we would never be able to find the answer because His
ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts.
15. 15 Ecclesiastes 8:17 Scientists will fail to Understand Gods
works Romans 11:33 Gods wisdom cannot be measured
Deuteronomy 29:29 Dont try to probe Acts 1:7 It is not right
for man to know about Gods time But still Amos 3:7 God reveals

his secrets to his servants Now look at the meaning of these

following verses The same God whose works cannot be even
fathomed by scientists, reveals his secrets to his servants- the
prophets
16. 16 Let us look into the life of a Biblical Character
17. 17 Joseph When he was a teenager, He was sold by his
brothers as a slave He was then thrown into an unknown country
Egypt He was wrongly accused and was thrown into prison He
was not recognized in the prison His sister was raped by Ungodly
men Finally he lost his father also Not even once in his life, Joseph
asked the question, Why God Why Let us learn three important
aspects that Joseph did. We could also adopt the same three steps
when we go through a bad phase in life
18. 18 1)Dont bite the bait? Genesis 39: 9 - I would be sinning
against God When Joseph was seduced by his masters wife, he
didnt bite the bait. His answer is a wonderful example that we could
follow He did not even want to fall into sin and then cry out in guilt.
19. 19 The weeping poet Jeremiah questions God in Jer 12:1-4 and
asks the same question 1 You are always righteous, O LORD, when I
bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your
justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the
faithless live at ease? 2 You have planted them, and they have
taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but
far from their hearts. 3 Yet you know me, O LORD; you see me and
test my thoughts about you. Drag them off like sheep to be
butchered! Set them apart for the day of slaughter! 4 How long will
the land lie parched and the grass in every field be withered?
Because those who live in it are wicked, the animals and birds have
perished. Moreover, the people are saying, "He will not see what
happens to us."
20. 20 God was silent all this while and answered him in Jeremiah
12:5 God's Answer 5 "If you have raced with men on foot and they
have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you
stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the
Jordan? If you cant live with men on earth, how can you survive in
heaven?
21. 21 Before we ask the question of evil around us, have we asked
the question to ourselves to find out how evil we are?
22. 22 2. Triumph in suffering rather than fall into self pity Gen
50 :20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to
accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives
Josephs answer to his brothers baffles me all the time. His brothers
cheated him all his life. But still he never fell into a web of self pity.
Instead he triumphed in suffering
23. 23 Nick Vujicic He has no arms and no legs. He did not cry and
fall into self pity. But he has triumphed in suffering by the Grace of
God. Check his 2 minute speech by clicking this [link]
24. 24 We can live in self pity or we can triumph in suffering

25. 25 3. Savor the peace in your heart and dont try to take
revenge Is there any person in your life whom you have not
forgiven? Unforgiving nature is anger against God
26. 26 And when you depict the fruits of the spirit of God Genesis
41:38 - So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man,
one in whom is the spirit of God?" Unbelievers will testify for us
27. 27 1) Dont bite the bait? 2) Triumph in suffering rather than fall
into self pity 3) Savor the peace in your heart and dont try to take
revenge So
28. 28 Let us Reason If you want to share anything regarding this
presentation, please write to me at prason@chronicwriter.com The
author comes from a very small town in the southern most part of
India. He had a good education and he was brought up in Christian
faith. But he went with the ways of the world in his late teens and
fell for all the vices. Still God chose him; broke him and molded him
and has made him a steward for him.