1:1: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
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1:8: And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
2007-03-04 13:41:04 · 19 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Job was called a blameless and upright man because he feared God; he respected, worshiped and obeyed him. At the same time, he stayed away from evil. He didn't allow sin to creep into his life or temptation to overcome him. Being a good person means both loving God and obeying his laws. Job made the effort to please God. Job made the effort to please God.
God called Job his servant. This was a great honor; it placed Job in the same company as Moses and David. God's servants are faithful to him in all they do.
2007-03-04 13:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by blazek35 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not a proper translation...
(Job 1:1) There happened to be a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man proved to be blameless and upright, and fearing God and turning aside from bad.Â
2007-03-04 22:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by amorromantico02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Understand "perfect" does not mean the same as we take it to mean today.
Good example is when the book says Noah was perfect, he clearly wasn't.
Once you understand the meaning of words from that time frame, then many parts of the book make more sense. Just like when it talks about seas, it means people, when it says woman, it means church, etc. Can't read the book and expect to use today's definitions for many things. For the english language has been altered a great deal.
2007-03-04 21:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where in the bible does it say Jesus was the only perfect man.
All Christians who are washed in the blood of Jesus are perfect in God's eyes. The bible teaches us. The Blood of Jesus washes away all sins.
No one, not even Jesus is perfect in the eyes of man.
Job was perfect because he offered a lamb as a sacrifice.
The blood of the lamb could not take away his sin, but it was a type of the blood of Jesus, and through faith in the Christ that would come Job was made perfect.
2007-03-04 21:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by Laniermar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Job was an example of a guy who was perfect in God's eyes. As a mere human, Job lived more righteously than anyone in his day.He sinned rarely, he was faithful, he loved the Lord with all his heart, and he hated sin. These are traits we should all consider for ourselves. If we hate evil, stay away from it, love God with all our hearts and are faithful to the Lord, God calls us perfect.
Jesus was the paragon of perfection. He never sinned, he was obedient, he was loving, he exhibited all the traits God and men desired for people. He was both Earthly, and Spiritually perfect.
2007-03-04 21:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he was closer to perfection than anyone else on earth at the time but he was a man so he was still a sinner. He probably reached the point where he didn't sin anymore but trust me he did sin before. Jesus was the only one who never even committed one sin in his life. It's possible for each of us to become perfect though.
2007-03-04 21:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are quoting from a 400 year old translated text. (KJV) Believe it or not some words change meaning over time. "Blameless" is the correct translation. The Hebrew word is "tam", and it can rarely mean perfect, but in Job 1:1, it means blameless.
Shoot again.
2007-03-04 21:51:39 · answer #7 · answered by Terrence J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His perfection was relative to Gods. Something can be perfect for what it is intended to be used for but not actually perfect.
Such as Jacob loved Rachel but hated Leah. He didn't actually hate her but loved her less. Some of the words in translation there just isn't a direct translation and these are close.
2007-03-04 21:45:37 · answer #8 · answered by Steven 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The New International Version says "blameless and upright" there are many difficulties in translating meaning... especially out of ancient hebrew.
2007-03-04 21:46:13 · answer #9 · answered by yesterdaylair 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God never claimed to be anything else but God, and men never claimed that Jesus was anything else but the son of God. What additional perfection hence, is required of a God?
2007-03-04 21:49:36 · answer #10 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋