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Bible Study The story of Job

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:B-fly: In the story of Job, I feel that God had great faith in Job and that God knew the outcome before the start when Job was tested.
Satan tried to tell God that Job would no longer love him if Job didn't have all the blessings that he had.
There are those who think God was being cruel to Job,but I must disagree with that. Job was even more blessed after his trial,than before.
What are some of the feelings you all have about this story?
 
I feel that God had great faith in Job and that God knew the outcome before the start when Job was tested.
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I don't believe God was being cruel to Job; Satan was. IMO, Satan caused all those bad things to happen to Job.

God did permit it to happen, I guess to prove a point. Job did not curse God, like his wife wanted him to.

Job's friends told him he must have done something to deserve all this bad stuff. But Job said no he didn't.

Job couldn't understand what was going on.
 
Bob10 said:
I feel that God had great faith in Job and that God knew the outcome before the start when Job was tested.
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I don't believe God was being cruel to Job; Satan was. IMO, Satan caused all those bad things to happen to Job.

God did permit it to happen, I guess to prove a point. Job did not curse God, like his wife wanted him to.

Job's friends told him he must have done something to deserve all this bad stuff. But Job said no he didn't.

Job couldn't understand what was going on.
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:B-fly: Bob,I agree with you. I believe there is much more to the story
of Job than meets the eye,but for what we do know,it was satan who wanted to hurt Job and satan who caused Job all that suffering.
Job was tested,and as children of the most High God,we know we will endure tests. Jesus Christ said we would have trouble in this world,because we are not of this world,if we were,it would love us.
Feel joy when you are put down or persecuted for righteousness sake,consider it Pure Joy even.
God won't leave us,but satan will do his best to make us think that he does. God won't leave us. Fear not my child,for I am with you always!
Job was even more blessed at the end of this test than he was before.
We may not understand every thing that happens to us,but if we know that
God is with us,and loves us no matter what,even though we don't understand,we can make it. We don't know why things happen as they do at times,but God does,amen. He is in control.
 
I do not believe that God has faith in anything or anyone.

Why would He need faith?
 
evanman said:
I do not believe that God has faith in anything or anyone.

Why would He need faith?
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:B-fly: God knew that Job would not turn away from him. Thats what I
meant by faith. Couldn't you tell that?
 
I think it's the use of the word 'faith' that I do not agree with. (Semantics, I know.) But, knowing the outcome of a situation due to omnipotence is completely different from having faith in something.
 
i believe that God did not have faith in Job as God knows all why would he need faith in Job.

as God knew Jobs heart Job reconised God.
 
willow the wip said:
i believe that God did not have faith in Job as God knows all why would he need faith in Job.

as God knew Jobs heart Job reconised God.
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:Fade-color That is what I meant.
 
Homeskillet said:
I think it's the use of the word 'faith' that I do not agree with. (Semantics, I know.) But, knowing the outcome of a situation due to omnipotence is completely different from having faith in something.
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:Fade-color I suppose I understand what you are saying. I may be taking it for granted that others understand what I mean.
I meant that God knew Job wouldn't betray him. He believed Job was
true to him,and Job was. Job loved God,not just because God was good to him. I believe it depends on how you use the word "faith". To me,it meant
that God knew Job wouldn't betray him.
I have faith in what my children can do with their lives for God,but I am not putting my faith in them like I do in God,or saying that my children are
my faith. I believe in my children,but not like I believe in God.
 
Guess we all need to be able to express ourselves in a plainer way. often what we say is not what we mean to say, because we have a problem with our use of vocabulary.

Often I have said things in a way that was wrong, altho' not what i meant, which can, and does, cause confusion or (at the worst) a complete misunderstanding--and mislead.

Then there's the difference of Transatlantic usage.

"Faucetts are "Taps" in UK

"Faggots" are either "Fire wood" or "meat balls in gravy".

"Fags" are "Cigarettes"

"Fanny" is a very bad word in England--it referrs to the female genitalia.
 
Evanman i was wondering why use slang terms or was you refaring to some thing else

the word "Faggots" can also mean for slang in Manchester England for people who are stupid.

"Fags" can be known as well are people who make you life missrable are known as "Fags"
 
:D I guess we all can do better with our words,huh?
It appears to me that Job realized there is a great deal that
we don't understand about God. God knows things that are
too wonderful for us to know.
 
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