One of the essential lenses through which we answer the question “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?” is the nature and consequences of human sin summarized in eight key areas.

Given uncertainties about health, employment, and tragedies, it’s important to recognize and embrace the four benefits to asking the universal question: “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?”

The introduction to this series involves the benefits of answering the question “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?” from a Christian worldview which acknowledges the sinful nature of humanity.

Expository Bible study is defined along with explanations about four types of effective study:  systematic, thematic, topical, and word study.

Bible study should include the principle of application which answers the question “How does the Bible matter in my life?”  Through the lens of the “Eternity Test,” scripture reveals how the power of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit determine where we spend eternity.

The principle of interpretation should consist of a “Frequency Examination” which includes protected and intentional large group, individual, and small group Bible study each week.

The principle of interpretation involves an “Examination Test” to determine our faithfulness to carefully and objectively examine scripture through the lens of people, place, precedence, and procedure.

Believers should model Bible study like the Berea Church in order to pass the “Eagerness Test” when it comes to hearing and receiving the Word of God.

The context, contrasts, and consequences of Paul and Silas’ travels to Thessalonica and Berea help reveal the three principles of Bible Study:  observation, interpretation, and application.

God created humans who have a will, emotions, and intellect. Consequently, we shouldn't be surprised that the Bible was divinely inspired by God and Holy Spirit and was written by different human writers who each had individual personalities, experiences, writing styles, and professions.