tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post1823142231407571378..comments2024-02-03T16:53:16.196-08:00Comments on Honest Talk with God: Why Job?Rob_Tennanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421615246634432546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-82797593822805978522009-06-25T07:32:43.062-07:002009-06-25T07:32:43.062-07:00I think it is faith that Job teaches us. We can&#...I think it is faith that Job teaches us. We can't understand all the evil in the world and the bad things that happen to good people. But we can continue to have faith in God without this knowledge. Job also points to the risen Christ who suffered, died, and rose again to glory.<br /><br />I don't see anything in Job that requires hasatan to be a member of God's divine council. He is a heavenly being to be sure, but not one of the good guys.<br /><br />Job is about the origin and nature of wisdom. Job asked "why did I have this suffering?" God's response never addressed that question. It was about God's wisdom and knowledge compared to man's. Job repented. Today we can have faith in the face of our trials knowing that we may never know why this side of eternity. God knows why and in the end justice will be served.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-44663516632337860602009-06-25T07:15:03.302-07:002009-06-25T07:15:03.302-07:00I think we'll see that in Job there is more th...I think we'll see that in Job there is more than one lesson. Certainly, we don't know everything. That's clear in Job. Too, there are questions of justice, questions of evil, questions of divine councils. I am not sure faith is as much of a teaching of Job as is reverence. Job had faith, and he lost everything - possessions, health, children. The God he trusted allowed it to happen. That's a tough lesson on faith.Rob_Tennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421615246634432546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246130540159128150.post-23325820032097091512009-06-24T13:33:33.023-07:002009-06-24T13:33:33.023-07:00I study the bible because Jesus is coming soon jus...I study the bible because Jesus is coming soon just as the prophecy in Revelation fortold. Job shows that we don't know everything! Our job (sic) is to have faith in God. The God who created heaven, earth, and mankind by his very word. The God whose word it is we study.Davidnoreply@blogger.com