Rivers Crossing

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

The idiot factor.

The spiritual factor.

The persecution factor.

The fall factor.

We have to move from why to what.

What does this question say about my heart?
· We want out of suffering when God wants to deliver us through it.
· We long for justice.

What does the gospel tell us about suffering?
· Bad things happened to the best person. Jesus gets it.
· In the crucible of our suffering, Jesus is interceding for us.