WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

(6:30 VIEWING) — Why do bad things happen to good people if there is a good God who made the universe and controls everything that happens in it? That may be the classic question at the root of the loss of faith by many who call themselves atheists.

God can’t be good if He allows bad things He could otherwise prevent from happening, goes the logic. But note that “good” and “bad” are merely relative terms unless there is an absolute good, the absence of which is what we call evil. God is the source of such a good, so the question remains why does He allow bad things to happen to good people?

The answer to this classic dilemma is both more and less complicated than we think, according to the folks at the Colson Center who write and produce the superb video series, “What Would You Say?” They have three key points for you to consider:

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