"Why Do Bad Things Happen to God’s People?" With Dr. Joel Muddamalle
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🗓️ 11 July 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever found yourself asking these questions: What do I have to do in order for God to give me what I want? Why do bad things happen to good people? Did I do something to deserve this?
Those questions you’ve been wrestling with come from a belief system theologians call “retribution theology.” That’s a big term, but understanding this belief system can clear up a lot of confusion and pain that you may have been carrying in your relationship with God and your understanding of how He works. In this episode, you'll learn how to identify how this displays itself in your life and how to see God rightly. All of this will show you how to let go of the need for control or to earn His love and favor.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone. |
| 0:12.0 | Thanks for tuning in to the Proverbs 31 Ministries podcast where we share the book |
| 0:15.5 | of truth for any girl in any season. |
| 0:18.1 | My name is Kaylee Olson and I'm here with my friend and my co-host for today's episode, |
| 0:22.3 | Maddie Vincent. |
| 0:23.3 | Hi Kaylee, how are you? |
| 0:24.3 | I'm good, how are you Maddie? |
| 0:25.7 | Great, great. |
| 0:26.7 | Okay, so Vance. |
| 0:28.9 | We are here because our friends are about here a conversation that we just had with Dr. |
| 0:33.3 | Joel Motomale where he helps us understand why we as humans can sometimes have this A plus |
| 0:38.6 | B always equal C mentality when it comes to our actions and consequences. |
| 0:43.6 | Or sometimes we wonder why do bad things happen to good people? |
| 0:47.8 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:49.0 | And maybe we don't say things like I have an A plus B equal C mentality in everyday conversations |
| 0:55.4 | or maybe we don't walk around saying why do bad things happen to good people? |
| 1:00.2 | But these are things that we wonder, especially whenever our life is whenever in life we're |
| 1:05.8 | going through something hard. |
| 1:07.4 | And so I'm excited about this conversation today because what you guys are really about |
| 1:11.7 | here is a deep dive on the topic that we found out is called Retribution Theology, which |
| 1:18.6 | is a mouthful. |
| 1:19.6 | Do not let that scare you. |
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