We’ve all heard and probably wrestled with the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” I’m going to slightly modify this question to better reflect reality: “Why do bad things happen to all people?” Nobody lives their entire lifetime without periodic episodes of bad things blindsiding us at the most unwelcome times.
I guess you’ve noticed that we don’t battle with this question when things are running smoothly in our lives. It’s when life unravels that we wage this inner war. We get fired from our job. Our house burns to the ground. Our spouse cheats on us. Our baby is born with multiple defects. Our cancer comes back after 5 years of being clean. We cry out, “Why me, Lord?”
Of course, it’s this subject that skeptics and atheists pounce on to level their harshest criticism at Christianity. They couch their accusation against our Faith with this seemingly plausible objection: “If God is a Good and All-powerful God, then why does He allow evil to even exist? Either He’s willing but not able to withhold it (meaning He’s not Omnipotent), or He’s able but not willing to stop it (meaning He could care less because He’s not truly good).” They conclude either way that a god like this is not worth serving. I’d counter with, a god like this isn’t God at all.
Why not join us this Sunday morning, either in-person or live-streaming, as we dig deeper into this question of why God allows suffering?
