Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People and Bad Things Happen to Good People?

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Mark Driscoll

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🗓️ 28 May 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

What do the Jezebel spirit and Target have in common? The same demonic spirit that led Jezebel to have an innocent man killed in 1 Kings 21 is working in our day in places like transgender designers selling children's clothing at Target. Ultimately, the good news for the believer is that God's sovereign justice always reigns supreme over fleeting, temporary attempts at social justice.

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Ashley Chase welcoming you to the Mark Driscoll Podcast.
0:04.2	For more content from my dad, Pastor Mark, senior pastor here at the Trinity Church in
0:07.9	Scottsdale, Arizona, visit realfafed.com where you'll find study guides to go along with
0:12.7	each sermon series as he preaches verse by verse through books of the Bible, daily devotions,
0:17.6	free e-books, and more.
0:19.2	Now grab your Bibles and get ready for today's sermon.
0:21.8	Alright, we're in 1 Kings chapter 21 in the Old Testament.
0:26.9	We're continuing in our study of the life of a prophet of God during a dark season in
0:33.8	Israel's history.
0:35.4	That men's name is Elijah.
0:37.2	And today's question is, why do good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to
0:41.0	good people?
0:42.0	How many of you?
0:43.0	It feels like the bad guys are winning.
0:44.9	It's because the bad guys are winning.
0:46.3	We'll deal with that in a moment.
0:47.5	So let me set up the storyline of Elijah.
0:50.1	It's about 3,000 years ago in the nation of Israel and God set up a government that was
0:55.3	supposed to represent him and bring truth and justice to the people.
1:00.1	Ruling and reigning was a king named Ahab and his demonic queen named Jezebel, his wife.
1:06.6	And they ruled and reigned together.
1:08.3	We're going to learn a lot about them today.
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