God's first day on the job

[Peter Parka]

One of my favorite Bible stories is The Story of Job. God takes a bet with the Devil...you know, the God that should not even allow a Devil to exist, to totally fuck up a faithful follower just to test him. NO worries though, after passing he get a new family and twice a much livestock, a real reward from God. :clap

I love the bit how everythings ok because god gave him another wife and kids. Dunno about you but if my wife was killed over a gamble, even if I remarried, I'd still be very pissed off and grieving for my first wife, to put it mildly!

 

[doombug]

hahaha! Real bible scholars here. Some can't tell Moses from Abraham amd others don't know their ass from a hole in the ground! :24: :24:

 

[CityGirl]

The story of Job is a contradiction to the concept of free will...not just that...the whole story is a contradiction to God as I understand Him!

 

[Codrus]

One of my favorite Bible stories is The Story of Job. God takes a bet with the Devil...you know, the God that should not even allow a Devil to exist, to totally fuck up a faithful follower just to test him. NO worries though, after passing he get a new family and twice a much livestock, a real reward from God. :clap

So is this where god ok's divorce or infedelity(sp)

 

[BornReady]

I think Job was written while the Hebrews were exiled in Babylonia. Before that time, the Hebrews believed God rewarded good people and punished bad people. Now they found themselves being punished and they couldn't understand why. Time to change their theology. Job was a product of this struggle. It's a terrible story but the Hebrews were going through a terrible time. Imo, Job fails to explain why bad things happen to good people. Although to be fair, there isn't a good explanation. Shit happens.

 

[Codrus]

I think Job was written while the Hebrews were exiled in Babylonia. Before that time, the Hebrews believed God rewarded good people and punished bad people. Now they found themselves being punished and they couldn't understand why. Time to change their theology. Job was a product of this struggle. It's a terrible story but the Hebrews were going through a terrible time. Imo, Job fails to explain why bad things happen to good people. Although to be fair, there isn't a good explanation. Shit happens.

I can't remember exactly where in the bible it is , but I recall that god said he would punish them for generations for going against his wishes ...cool guy huh?

 

[Minor Axis]

I think Job was written while the Hebrews were exiled in Babylonia. Before that time, the Hebrews believed God rewarded good people and punished bad people. Now they found themselves being punished and they couldn't understand why. Time to change their theology. Job was a product of this struggle. It's a terrible story but the Hebrews were going through a terrible time. Imo, Job fails to explain why bad things happen to good people. Although to be fair, there isn't a good explanation. Shit happens.

It's easy... terrible times are God testing your faith. Hang in there and you'll be rewarded, in this life or the next. Now we just need the suckers to believe it, and you can support me (the preacher) and the church that supplied you this message, lol.