Questions and Answers #5 (Why do bad things happen to good people?)

Question: How come some of the most healthy people end up with cancer, the safest drivers get injured in car accidents, or the fact that too many lives are lost in natural disasters. There are too many undeserved deaths? If God has so much power why doesnt he use it, and possibly spare a few more lives? Sometimes it just doesnt seem fair...


I have to be honest. I love blogging and trying to give answers to everyones questions but the reality is that usually most of the answers I give could have whole books written about them. The question of suffering is one of those questions. So firstly let me give you a few easy to read books that will deal with this issue with a bit more depth than I can here.


The first book worth reading is "If I were God, I'd end all the pain" by John Dickson. Its short but moving, clear and intelligent. The second book is in a series called a little black books, it is called "Suffering and Evil". This book is written by Scott Petty and is written specifically for youth. Both these books will help you think more clearly about suffering.


The best I can offer are a few brief things, if you want further answers let me know and I can lend you the books. All I can do now is give you my best thoughts that I have found from the Bible in a short space.