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- From: jwest@wisc (Jeff West)
- Subject: Re: THE MIND OF THE BIBLE BELIEVER
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- Date: 30 Dec 92 10:46:55 CST
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- parsons@cis.ksu.edu (Scott S Parish) writes:
- : jwest@wisc (Jeff West) writes:
- :
- : [Deletions from previous posts.]
- :
- : >As for the rest of you post I only have 2 comments.
- :
- : > 1.) Why did your god "deliever into the hands of Satan" such a
- : > righteous man as Job? Why did your god need to torture a
- : > true believer? Wasn't his obedience and faithfulness enough?
- : > Or is it just your gods form of entertainment?
- :
- : Satan was the one coming before God accusing Job of only serving God
- : for the cash, land, camels, sheep, etc. So, to prove Satan wrong He
- : allowed Satan to rake Job over the coals. It wasn't so much to punish
- : or torture (as you put it) Job, as to put Satan in his place. That's
- : just MH interpretation of the story. And, in the end God blesses Job
- : seven times more than he had to begin with; which just goes to prove
- : Romans 8:28, "And we know that all things work together for good to
- : them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his]
- : purpose."
- :
- :
- : --
- : Scott Parish | The Truth is still the Truth | John 14:6
- : parsons@cygnus.cis.ksu.edu | even if you choose to ignore it. |
-
- So your god was conned by satan into letting him torture (what else
- would you call it?) Job? Are you saying that god wasn't sure if
- Job was doing it for the $$$? Isn't your god all knowing?
-
- Jeff West
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- It's not denial. I'm just very selective about the reality I accept.
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