Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

by Brent L. Top

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570083215
• ISBN13: 9781570083211
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Bookcraft Pubs
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

great philosophical discussion

This book is a very philosophical discussion on why bad things happen to good people. It discusses the life of job and how god to prove a point to the devil destroyed his life. His point was that Gods followers would never turn against him and they would never hate him. God was right and proved the Devil wrong because Job was still praying to god after all his family, home, health, and animals had been destroyed. The book goes through many beliefs and different opinions on such topics as pain, feelings and why we are lucky to be human beings. The author doesn't try to force his opinions on the reader; he just gives both sides of the story and lets you believe what you want to. I like the way this book was written because it is easy to understand and gives many examples on the points he is trying to make. This book is one of the best short books I have read in a while. It would be a good book to give to someone who hasn't accepted Jesus Christ as their lord and savior because it will really make you think about your decisions and choices that you have to make in your life. The way that this book was written was great because the author really knew what he was talking about and must have done years of research before sitting down to write it. I enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to anyone.

This book is a treasure!

This book provides believable answers to difficult questions about God's existance in the face of adversity. I received a copy many years ago and didn't read it - I spent almost 20 years trying to figure things out for myself. When I finally did come to some conclusions I was really comfortable with, I took this book off my shelf and read it - had I done so when I first got it, I would have saved myself a lot of time. I recommend it to anyone who is trying to reconcile the concept of God to the reality of everyday human existance.

Why do bad things happen to good people

Having recently suffered the death of our 24 year old daughter, my husband and I were angry with God for causing her to have a disease and for causing her to die. It was a great help to us to learn that God does not cause tragedy and that he is just as frustrated and angry as we are. It also helped to learn that God knows our sorrow and it was comforting to know that He is a good and loving God and He is here to help us through our sorrow and that we were not being punished. This book was a great comfort during our grief and we highly recommend it to everyone who has suffered a loss.

A helpful, inspired guide to dealing with life's tragedies.

Most of us lament tragedies when the befall ourselves or loved ones. In such times it is difficult not to pose the question "Why me?" Too often we are inclined to resign ourselves to misery rather than attempt to puzzle through the painful experience afflicting ourselves and others. Rabbi Kushner does a wonderful job of gently challenging us to find meaning even in the most difficult and stressing of tragedies. His logic is sound, his heart warm, his exposition and diction clear and assuring. I have given this audiobook as a gift to several of my friends and all have found it comforting and instructive. I highly recommend this audiobook and, in fact, am ordering three copies for our university library.

Wisest counsel I have ever read.

This book is the Christian response to When Bad Things Happen to good people by Rabbi Kushner. I have lost my copy. If anyone can replace mine, I would be forever grateful. I want to use it for a Sunday School class with adults. Thanks.