Whenever something bad happens to good people, there will always be questions, grasping to make sense of why this or that occurred. According to C.S. Lewis, there are only 2 rationale views to explain these questions, Christianity and dualism. The Christian view is based upon Galatians 5:16-18, where the sinful nature wages war against the Holy Spirit, tempting humans through their flesh toward evil as the Spirit draws individuals back toward goodness and the fruits of the Holy Spirit, Galatians 5:25.
The secular worldview often clings to dualism. Dualism believes there are 2 independent and equal powers behind every act, allowing good and bad things to occur. These 2 forces have been in conflict with one another and always have been. The only weakness of dualism according to C.S. Lewis is there needs to be a third party, a judge to decipher which power was the source behind a specific event.
Despite these 2 major theories, the Bible contains several people who have attempted to solve this question. Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 suggest good and evil are simply a byproduct of obedience or disobedience. Exodus 20:4-6 infers that good and evil are directly proportional to generational blessings and curses. Job’s 3 friends believed his trials were a direct result of punishment from God due to a sin or sins he committed. Meanwhile, even Jesus’ own disciples in John 9:1-5 believed God allowed a child to be born blind for something his mother and or father had done during the pregnancy.
The reality of this quest to understand why bad things happen to good people is you will never completely solve every situation. God might provide insight in a few days, weeks, months or years after a trial, yet not every answer will be revealed to you while on earth. As I continue to seek clues about circumstances in my own life, all I know is the truth behind Ecclesiastes 3:11. Regardless of what happens, “God will make everything beautiful in His time!”
by Jay Mankus
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