Is God Unfair when evil things happen?
Is God unfair? In other words, are there times when God seems to show partiality towards contemptible individuals while letting the innocent suffer? From our perspective, it seems unjust that God would let a precious child contract a devastating illness while allowing a criminal to live a long healthy life. Where is the God of balance and equity that we long for? We struggle daily with what is owed us. If we work hard and live honorably, then doesnt God owe us a good life? We reward our children for good behavior and punish them for their disobedience. Jobs less than compassionate friend, Bildad, believed that God was fair in punishing His servant Job and would fairly reward a righteous life (Job 8:1-7). The prophet, Habakkuk, questioned Gods fairness in using the wicked Chaldeans to punish the more righteous (Habakkuk 1:12-13). Trouble is we dont realize that we actually miss the mark of goodness every day of our lives. We are not perfect, we never will be, yet we expect God to confer
