Bad Things Happen to the Good, the Bad… and the Ugly
Apparently, these ‘imaginary allegedly scientific-minded people’ have conceived the idea that bad things should not happen to good people. I believe they believe in earthquakes. Scientifically, it is the movement of the tectonic plates below the surface of the earth. Perhaps, they will ask: “Why do earthquakes affect the good, and the bad, and the ugly?” They must ask science! And if science can not give them the answer, they should also say that science is ‘imaginary’.
But God, my God, in His magnificence, has a convincing answer to an understanding mind.
PROVERBS 8:8-9
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
In the days of Noah, we are told by the infallible word of God that:
“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.” (Genesis 7:11)
No human being in the time of Noah, and even later, when this account was written by Moses more than 3000 years ago, had any knowledge of the broken tectonic plates of the earth. But the Bible has it: proving that the information comes not from a mortal being, but from God.
Until now, no available scientific instrument can predict the exact time of an earthquake; and the Bible tells us the reason why.
HEBREWS 12:26-27
26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
The shaking of the earth, or an earthquake, denotes that the earth will pass away! This is believed by science, especially now that science has proven the demise of heavenly bodies like stars, when they have detected the ‘presence’ of black holes in the universe. The Bible has this to say:
PSALMS 102:25-26
25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
The spread of flu virus in the air, scientifically, is not caused by something evil. Where the direction of the movement of the air is, there the viruses will be carried. The pressure of the air in the sneeze of an infected person may bring the virus and the infection to the person nearest him or within five meters from him. (Source: http://www.health24.com/medical/Condition_centres/777-792-811-1701,16576.asp)
Sneezing is unpredictable, sometimes, even to the person who is going to sneeze. Catching flu is bad, but are we going to blame the air? If the air will not move, then the temperature of the earth will not be comfortable for humans. And in blaming the air, are you going to conclude that the air is ‘imaginary’? Idiots!
Are you going to devise an unfavorable conclusion if the sun, which is good and intended by God for the goodness of good people, to shine even to idiots? I believe even idiots will not blame God for having His sun shine even to those who curse Him.
MATTHEW 5:45
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
If good things happen even to the bad and the ugly (like you), and you do not complain, why are you going to blame God if a good person is infected by the flu virus? The Bible tells us that at random, this is reality.
ECCLESIASTES 9:2
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Something good may happen to someone who is bad, and something perceived by the ignorant as bad, may happen to good people! But understanding in the word of God will teach us that these are not bad things at all.
ROMANS 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
If a good person is cheated (which may be regarded as something bad), he is given by God the chance to pardon and to forgive those who cheated him, thus, making him a better person.
1 CORINTHIANS 6:7
Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
The person whom you have forgiven realizing his fault and your kindness can also be turned to be a better person! This is God’s equitable dealings with people.
2 PETER 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Good things happen to bad people to make them good! Bad things happen to good people to make them cautious, and to teach them to forgive and to have longsuffering, thus, making them not only good, but excellent!
When there is an epidemic of flu, stay away from people that sneeze. Have a little understanding of how the flu virus spreads; cover your nose when somebody sneezes; and avoid crowded places so that you will not catch flu, and later, because of your utter ignorance, blame it to anybody.
Here is a brotherly and a friendly advice, when the sun shines it carries goodness intended for the good of people. Bathe yourself with the sun’s rays. Human skin stimulated by sunlight will produce vitamin D which is good for your body! But do not expose yourself to the sun for too long especially at the peak of its heat, you might destroy yourself then blame the sun because of your ignorance, and forget the good things that it has done for you.
When Should You Go Out in the Sun?
Dr. Mercola´s Comments:
This is an update for my own personal knowledge as for many years I have advised people to avoid the sun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. if they were at risk of sunburn. Well it turns out that this is the case where a little bit of knowledge can actually be dangerous.
Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is the most serious form of skin cancer, accounting for about three-quarters of all skin cancer deaths.
New research now supports that while avoiding the sun at mid-day will decrease your risk of painful sunburn it will actually increase your cancer risk.
How can this be?
Though he was not an author of the study above, his research found the same findings: that going out in the sun at mid-day is best for your health.
“Our recommendation, this is based on work in England and Norway, and the United States, that the optimal time to be in the sun for vitamin D production is near to solar noon as possible. That would be between say 10:00am and 2:00pm.
The reason is two-fold.
First of all, you need a shorter exposure time because the UVB is more intense.
Now, the second reason is that when the sun goes down towards the horizon, the UVB is filtered out much more than the UVA. And it turns out that the long wave of ultraviolet called UVA, which runs from about 320 to 400 nanometers, is highly correlated with melanoma -- where the UVB is the one that produces the vitamin D, and that’s from 290 to 315 nanometers,” Dr. Grant explains.
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/04/when-should-you-go-out-in-the-sun.aspx
Dr. Mercola´s Comments:
This is an update for my own personal knowledge as for many years I have advised people to avoid the sun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. if they were at risk of sunburn. Well it turns out that this is the case where a little bit of knowledge can actually be dangerous.
Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is the most serious form of skin cancer, accounting for about three-quarters of all skin cancer deaths.
New research now supports that while avoiding the sun at mid-day will decrease your risk of painful sunburn it will actually increase your cancer risk.
How can this be?
Though he was not an author of the study above, his research found the same findings: that going out in the sun at mid-day is best for your health.
“Our recommendation, this is based on work in England and Norway, and the United States, that the optimal time to be in the sun for vitamin D production is near to solar noon as possible. That would be between say 10:00am and 2:00pm.
The reason is two-fold.
First of all, you need a shorter exposure time because the UVB is more intense.
Now, the second reason is that when the sun goes down towards the horizon, the UVB is filtered out much more than the UVA. And it turns out that the long wave of ultraviolet called UVA, which runs from about 320 to 400 nanometers, is highly correlated with melanoma -- where the UVB is the one that produces the vitamin D, and that’s from 290 to 315 nanometers,” Dr. Grant explains.
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/04/when-should-you-go-out-in-the-sun.aspx
ECCLESIASTES 9:12-13
12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
God Bless.
Bad things happen to good.
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ReplyDeleteJob in the bible who is a perfect man suffered so much pain and so with Jesus Christ the son of God suffered being nailed to the cross so that we must also suffer to be good.
ReplyDeleteI have to bear my pains as a cancer victim for if it is the will of God, i will bear my cross with faith and love hoping to be in paradise someday...
ReplyDeleteWhen I read the first paragraph, I smirked, thinking how this "allegedly scientific-minded people" have been already destroyed. In just one argument, the very first paragraph of this blog we are reading now, is a huge and strong slap in their faces. I thought it was over already.
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But then again, this is Brother Eli. And more often than not, when I listen to his preaching, it's the same case. I hear him say his first arguments, his first wave of explanation about a topic. I already feel enlightened, and knowledgeable about the subject. I feel that the explanation is already complete. But he will go on, and explain more, enlighten me more. To use boxing as a reference, in his first jab, you'll think it's already a killer blows, because the opponent has been knocked down already. But you'll be surprise when he starts showing more punches, even harder punches at that. To God be the Glory
The knowledge is so intense, it trembled my nerves. I hope people of intelligence specially in the field of science,in the field of medicine, in the field of religion may also read this very powerful, beautiful message from you bro. Eli. Beautiful things that are only hidden and not known are just pity. Thank you bro. Eli.
ReplyDeleteA very informative blog. Truly a must-read!
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