The theology of Job and his contemporaries in the book begins with the understanding of the retribution principle as a complete theology of God’s motives towards mankind. As the book progresses, Job’s understanding of God’s motives is changed as he suffers through the pain and agony of incredible loss.
I admit to a certain perverse delight when someone gets what’s coming to him. Oh, I know I shouldn’t but sometimes it happens. Maybe to you too.
As I look at this verse, and I ponder the evil deeds I’ve done in my life, I I shrink back and fret. Then I remember that there was a day when the ‘god man’ suffered and died in my place, and fulfilled a new covenant.
It is hard to accept it as it is and nothing else, no what if’s or what about ………. The Bible is God’s word to us, the guidance, direction, everything he had to say then applies now. It’s not outdated, God does not change, people change that’s the problem.
If I went back knowing what I know now I would probably use that to do more bad things and get into much more trouble.
I read a number of years ago a book by Guy de Maupassant, “Boule de Suif”, which the translator had rendered “A Ball Of Fat”. The story is set during the Franco-Prussian war about a group of French residents who left their city…
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God makes every effort to cleanse us from sin. Christ paid the supreme sacrifice on the cross…
When someone picks up and reads the Bible, unless otherwise trained, they will understand the text in light of their own cultural prejudices. Is this a good thing or something to be avoided?
