Why Does God Allow Bad Things to Happen to the Saved and the Chosen?
Understanding Divine Sovereignty, Suffering, and the Eternal Purposes of God from the Inerrant Scriptures Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, this is one of the most pressing and painful questions that has echoed through the hearts of God’s people across every generation: Why does a sovereign, all-powerful, all-loving, and all-wise God permit — even ordain — suffering, trials, loss, sickness, betrayal, and hardship in the lives of those He has saved and chosen? We are not talking here about the judgment that falls upon the rebellious and unrepentant world. We are speaking of the afflictions that come upon the redeemed, the born-again, the blood-bought children of God who walk in the light of His Word and cling to the fundamentals of the faith once delivered to the saints. This question is not new. It is as old as the book of Job and as fresh as the latest diagnosis, the latest pink slip, the latest betrayal by a trusted friend, or the latest wave of cultural hostility against those...