If you loved someone, would you interfere if someone planned to kill his children?

Question

Or would you allow his children to be killed while you watched, in order to test to see if his love for you was unconditional or not?

Apparently, The Book of Job is a bit obscure.

Answer 1

The lack of a thought or a freagin clue among these answers is absoulutely scary.
I'll bet most of these kiddies can't even spell "bridle path".

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Answer 2

My pastor spoke about Job a few Sundays ago. I still can't see a difference between "allowing" satan to kill children without interfering and just doing it yourself. I mean, since satan had to ask permission in order to do it, and God said "okay" each time.

If I were Job, I would have cursed God a lot earlier than he did.

And din't you see that movie, with Colin Ferrel about torture and the FBI and all? The test doesn't end until you break, so therefore everybody breaks! Don't you just think that's what happened with Job? He was screwed from the first moment God decided to "test" him, because God wasn't going to let up until Job failed the test.

Answer 3

The fact that you have to ask this question is a problem. You should of course interfere, not only for moral reasons (AND THERE ARE PLENTY) but if you know someone is planning to kill his children, and you do nothing, you could be considered an accomplice.

Not to mention... how much could you possibly care for someone if you stand by and watch his children be killed?

Answer 4

I would call the police and tell them of the plan and let them handle it. I would not handle the matter myself. The book of Job is not obscure; you are just not understanding what is in it. God's allowing Satan to cause the death of Job's children was not to test to see whether Job's love for him was unconditional. Please read Job 1:8. God's words here show that he knew Job loved him under all circumstances. Satan was the one who kept saying that Job's love for God was conditional. This was a false charge and God allowed Satan to cause all the bad things to happen to Job to prove that Satan's claim was false.

Answer 5

This question doesn't even make sense. How would allowing some one to kill another's children prove unconditional love? Anyway, only a psychopath could let children die to prove love.

Answer 6

First off, I don't think anyone in their right mind would allow something like that to happen. Second, people don't love unconditionally. Animals do but people do not. Again, anyone in their right mind is going to expect to be respected, treated fairly, not abused or neglected and various other aspects that come into play in a normal, healthy relationship. So, those are conditions to one's love thus....not unconditional!!

Answer 7

that is a wacko question, that is not love let alone unconditional love, and the of Job is not obscure. You need to read and reread it again till you start to understand it with the right understanding of it, and not yours, so get on the ball.

Answer 8

While I disagree with the point you are trying to make, I would just like to say that I do understand what you are trying to say, unlike most of others here.

She's saying that if God is love, why did He allow the devil to kill Job's children.

I would tell you that in God's economy, death is not the worst thing that can happen to someone. If they are saved, death merely means bringing them home to be with the Lord.

Answer 9

You're scaring me. There's no need for proof of love on that level. Unconditional love has no "tests". I could never love someone who put any conditions on that love, especially to that extreme. Interfere?? HeLL, YEAH.

Answer 10

Oh yes, I could really, really love a woman that watched my children die. I think you would fail the test. Not to mention it breaks a couple of important laws.