WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE 2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10.

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WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE 2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10

When Bad Things Happen To Good People Who are good people? There are no good people Rom. 3:10-20 Luke 17:5-10 unprofitable servants Entitled to a problem-free life? What are bad things? Isa. 5:20 Pleasure = good? Painful = bad? James 1:2-4 Rom. 5:1-4 Rom. 8:20-22

When Bad Things Happen To Good People 2 Cor. 12:7-10 Paul deserved a positive answer to prayer Take away thorn in the flesh from Satan My grace is sufficient for you was the answer Kept Paul humble Rom. 8:28 Job 1-2 when bad things happen to good people Psalm 73 when good things happen to bad people Eccl. 9:10, Rom. 8:28