Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

God permits suffering to demonstrate His power over it .

We suffer as the result of other people’s sin .

God uses suffering as discipline .

Our suffering helps us to help others who suffer .

Our patient endurance through suffering gives us hope of salvation .

Our patient endurance through suffering demonstrates our love of God to both unbelievers and the devil , and serves to help purify the body of Christ .

What we perceive as suffering is really blessing .

Implications for unbelievers

Implications for believers