2006-09-20 10:37:39 · 11 answers · asked by amb1964 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think that Job is an example to us all to keep going on. I don't think that on my own strength I could survive but with God's strength you can bounce back from many tragic things.
2006-09-20 10:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think that i could, because:
i have a covenant with God, job didn't (the story of job takes place about the same time as the stories of the patriarchs, so he was not under abrahamic covenant)
i have knowledge about who God is (job was the first book ever written, Biblical or otherwise; and even in the book of job it tells how the only way that he even knew of God was from nature, and the fact that it all couldn't have just happened)
i have better friends than job (only one of his friends even had the right idea about God, but even that friend had some wrong thinking. they basically told him that he was a worm, God was punishing him, or that God didn't even care. job listened to his friends [they were supposed to be wise men] and thus came some more of his problems)
i also do not fear that bad things will happen to me. in the book of job he says, "the thing i feared most has happened". when we live in fear, we open all kinds of doors that otherwise would have been inaccessible. fear works the same way as faith, just for a less-desired effect. jobs fear worked, and thus satan was able to cause him suffering.
just to clarify a few more things: God did not make anything happen to job, He only allowed it. God's hand does not come down in judgement, but can be pushed away by our sin (or in job's case, fear)
God didn't bait satan to go after job, the english language has changed to the point where the original meaning doesn't come through properly, a better way to put that certain verse would be "you've got your eye on my servent job, don't you?"
and be careful taking any doctrine from the book of job, everything in the Bible is truly stated, but is not necessarily stated truthfully. even the cliche saying "the Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away" is incorrect. yes, it is true that job said it, but it is not a true statement. the same applies to almost all of what his friends said to him, which happens to be most of the book.
sorry i got off course, i just did a pretty in-depth study on job and got a little carried away...
2006-09-20 19:26:22 · answer #2 · answered by lordaviii 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, no. Why? Because we are a society of instant gratfication and not wanting to work for anything, but wanting a "hook up" every chance we get.
God purposely took everything from Job to test his faith and loyalty to Him, but you see in the end Job was blessed beyond his wildest imaginations when his faith never faltered in the Lord. He knew that nothing else in his life mattered without God at the forefront.
When people realize that, they will be much better off. NO ONE is going to love you unconditionally and without fail like God does. NO ONE!
2006-09-20 18:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by â¤??? ?å???? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe with God with me I would be able to handle anything, whether good or bad. There are many believers that do not have life so easy, but they have God and they know that He will help them through it.
2006-09-20 19:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by morris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean would I do the same as a fictional character in a fictitious situation given an equally fictitious situation?
2006-09-20 17:44:11 · answer #5 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probebly not, I go insane when I get sick, like Job did. and all those riches in the first place would probebly lead me away from God.
2006-09-20 17:41:02 · answer #6 · answered by Lord_French_Fry 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, but it is an honorable goal to try to achieve.
2006-09-20 17:41:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
YES, I have the patience of JOB......
2006-09-20 17:46:11 · answer #8 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope. i'm not a christian though, which is nice becuase my god doesn't do that to people.
2006-09-20 17:39:17 · answer #9 · answered by kermit 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I hope so.
2006-09-20 17:39:20 · answer #10 · answered by da chet 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋