Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
June 22, 2008
Pastor John Fanous
How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?
Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong?
Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.
Habakkuk 1:2-3
This, then, is how you should pray:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as it is in heaven…” Matthew 6:9-10
Important to remember:
It ________________ ? God’s _____________
But Isn’t God All-Powerful?
- ______ and ________.
- God gives us freedom to choose to _____________________.
- With freedom comes the possibility for us to choose for ____________.
- God chose to partially _________ His power by creating us __________.
Why Doesn’t God Intervene Every Time Someone Misuses Freedom?
- If God prevented freedom every time it was going to be ____________, it wouldn’t be freedom.
How Does God Deal With Suffering?
1.      God ___________________________ your suffering through Jesus.
“But he took our suffering on him and felt our pain for us” Is 53:4 (NCV)
2.      God ___________________________ your suffering.
“You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good…” Ge 50:20 (NCV)
3.      God ___________________________ suffering.
“I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God’s home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own.. He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever.” Re 21:3-4 (CEV)
What Do I Do When I Am Suffering?
Habakkuk means to “______________” or to “________________”
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