Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People? (6 of 10)
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Bob Ingle
Psalm 73
You've probably heard the little phrase 'Karma is a...BEAR.' At least, that's how people say it around me. Well, Karma is not a bear because Karma is not real. Christ and Karma are not co-existent, nor are they co-realities. But there is something in the human heart that wants to believe that the basic premise of Karma is accurate. We want to believe that eventually good things come to good people and bad things happen to bad people. Deep down we want to think that people get what they deserve.
That appeals to our internal sense of fairness. Of course, what is interesting is that almost everyone sees themselves as good people deserving good things.
That's why we get so shocked and disappointed when we actually see the exact opposite happen in real life. We see bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. We see it all the time, and it baffles our mind. Even Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, shook his head in disbelief when he realized the world wasn't Karma-controlled.
Eccl. 7:15: ''In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.'' Solomon says, ''It's sad but true. I've seen good people die young, and bad people live long prosperous lives.'' And we've seen it too.
One of the most asked questions of all time is: Why do bad things happen to good people? But what about the opposite? Why do good things happen to bad people? That's just as bewildering isn't it?
This is exactly the question the writer of our text asks and answers. If you have a bible, please open it to Ps. 73. We are told this is a psalm of Asaph. According to 1 Chronicles 23, Asaph was kind of a big deal in Israel. He served in the Temple at the same time David reigned as King. There were 38,000 Levities who served in the Temple. They were d ...
Series: Summer in the Psalms
Bob Ingle
Psalm 73
You've probably heard the little phrase 'Karma is a...BEAR.' At least, that's how people say it around me. Well, Karma is not a bear because Karma is not real. Christ and Karma are not co-existent, nor are they co-realities. But there is something in the human heart that wants to believe that the basic premise of Karma is accurate. We want to believe that eventually good things come to good people and bad things happen to bad people. Deep down we want to think that people get what they deserve.
That appeals to our internal sense of fairness. Of course, what is interesting is that almost everyone sees themselves as good people deserving good things.
That's why we get so shocked and disappointed when we actually see the exact opposite happen in real life. We see bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. We see it all the time, and it baffles our mind. Even Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, shook his head in disbelief when he realized the world wasn't Karma-controlled.
Eccl. 7:15: ''In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.'' Solomon says, ''It's sad but true. I've seen good people die young, and bad people live long prosperous lives.'' And we've seen it too.
One of the most asked questions of all time is: Why do bad things happen to good people? But what about the opposite? Why do good things happen to bad people? That's just as bewildering isn't it?
This is exactly the question the writer of our text asks and answers. If you have a bible, please open it to Ps. 73. We are told this is a psalm of Asaph. According to 1 Chronicles 23, Asaph was kind of a big deal in Israel. He served in the Temple at the same time David reigned as King. There were 38,000 Levities who served in the Temple. They were d ...
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