Why Bad Things Happen to Good People? Another Dimension of The Paradox. A Communion Message

Why do bad things happen to good people?

Conside some various bad things that happened to one man.

He was...

MARRED - Isaiah 52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

DESPISED - HATED - REJECTED - Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

AFFLICTED - Isaiah 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

WOUNDED - Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

- He bore the INIQUITY of others - Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

OPPRESSED - Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

PRISON, JUDGMENT - Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

DEATH - Isaiah 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

GRIEF - Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

TRAVAIL - Isaiah 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

POURED OUT - Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

CURSED - Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

Why do bad things happen to good people? Really, all the suffering of Christ was because of man’s sin. It was my fault.

Man’s sin is the cause of all the bad things we face on this earth.

SHAME - Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

LAID DOWN - 1 John 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

PIERCED - Psalms 22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

Why did bad things happen to Jesus?

Why was He...
MARRED
REJECTED
AFFLICTED
WOUNDED
Bearing INIQUITY
OPPRESSED
Suffered PRISON, JUDGMENT
DEATH
GRIEF
TRAVAIL
POURED OUT
CURSED
SHAME
LAID DOWN
PIERCED

He was… BROKEN - 1 Corinthians 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Broken, for you.

Why do bad things happen to good people?

Actually, the Bible says that: Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

There’s actually no good people.

Why did the worst of things happen to the best of people? Our precious Lord, who was the only one without sin.

Why do bad things happen to good people? Really the source of all bad things is man’s sin. There’s no excuse to blame God for it. We are the problem. Man’s sin.

And God has done everything to save us from our sin, if we would but trust Him.

We would better pose the question: Why do good things happen to bad people?

Why would God in His grace see fit to act to save us?

And give to us, unworthy ones: His…
Salvation
Forgiveness
and Eternal Life.