Wrong Question: "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?"

Ever ask the question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" Let me suggest that this is not the correct question to be asking. Why? The question is flawed. There are no good people in and of themselves.

"None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." - Romans 3:10-12

So, let's correct the question and restate it. "Why do bad things happen to bad people?" Nobody asks this question. Why? Because the answer is too evident... They deserve it. We all have sinned against a holy, righteous, & infinite God. Therefore, all we deserve is an immediate & brutal death.

Once we can grasp this truth, it's time to ask the hardest question of all. "Why do good things happen to anyone?" Good luck answering this one apart from Jesus Christ. I'll let Voddie Baucham Jr. take it from here.



Gotta give props to my wife. She first posted this video on her blog a few days ago, and I'm borrowing it. Thanks honey!