21 Reasons Bad Things Happen to Good People Book

Introduction: Why?     7
The Reason No One Wants to Hear     13
To Win an Unseen Victory: Job 1-2     21
To Expand Our Perspective of God: Job 42:1-2     30
To Deepen Our Humility Before God: Job 42:3     37
To Produce Greater Intimacy with God: Job 42:5     43
To Prepare Us to Receive Far Greater Blessings: Job 42     50
To Position Us for Higher Promotion: Genesis 50:20     57
To Prepare Us for the Miraculous: 2 Chronicles 20     64
To Increase the Testimony of God: Daniel 6     71
To Bring Us to Himself: Acts 16     79
To Stretch Us for Greater Growth: Romans 5:3-4     86
To Remind Us That We Are Not Home Yet: Romans 8     93
To Shape Us More Like Jesus: Romans 8:28-29     100
To Remind Us That We Are the Body of Christ: 1 Corinthians 12:12-14     108
To Equip Us for Further Ministry: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4     116
To Remove Our Self-Sufficiency: 2 Corinthians 12:5-10     124
To Expand Our Evangelistic Efforts: Philippians 1:12-18     131
To Promote Us to Greater Glory: Philippians 1:21; Psalm 116:15     138
To Give Us Further Instruction: Hebrews 12; Psalm 119:67, 71     144
To Call Us to Increased Prayer: James 1:5     152
To Refine Our Faith: 1 Peter 1:6-9     160
Final Thoughts     168