Why Do Bad Things Happen If God Is Good?

by Ron Rhodes

Overview

When a cross-section of Americans was asked, "If you could ask God one question and knew He would give you an answer, what would you ask?" the top response was, "Why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?" Bible scholar, speaker, and author Ron Rhodes addresses this issue with the heart of a pastor and the mind of an apologist. Debunking non-Christian responses to the problem of pain, Ron explores the unshakable biblical truths that provide a strong foundation in stormy times. Believers who need a tonic for their faith, caregivers who support people in pain, and seekers who are wrestling with the philosophical problem of evil will find helpful answers in this encouraging and enlightening discussion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736912969
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	06/01/2004
Pages:	284
Sales rank:	619,378
Product dimensions:	6.42(w) x 8.42(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Ron Rhodes, president of Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries, is heard regularly on nationwide radio and is the author of Bite-Size Bible Answers, Bite-Size Bible Definitions, Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses and 5-Minute Apologetics for Today. He holds ThM and ThD degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and teaches there and at several other seminaries.

Table of Contents

	Introduction: A Hard Look at Reality	7
1.	Does Evil Prove God Doesn't Exist?	21
2.	Does Evil Prove God Isn't Good?	41
3.	Does Evil Prove God Is Finite?	61
4.	Why Doesn't God Abolish Evil Immediately?	83
5.	The Problem with Free Will	93
6.	Satan and Suffering	105
7.	Divine Discipline and Suffering	125
8.	Can God Bring Good Out of Evil?	137
9.	The School of Suffering	147
10.	When God Says No	157
11.	Part of the Problem: Misguided Beliefs	167
12.	Is Evil an Illusion?	181
13.	Is Evil All in Our Heads?	195
14.	Reincarnation and the Problem of Evil	209
15.	Paradise Restored	225
	Epilogue	245
Appendix	Justice in the End	247
	Bibliography	259
	Notes	265