The man "who never gives up" curses his birth and prays for his death. Stop embarrassing yourself ...
... or don't. It's entirely up to you.
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What is the Message of the Book of Job?
- Thread starter Sunstone
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OK? Do you know many people who admit God's rebuke? I think I know none personally. So...I do not know what you are saying. He believes in God for good or bad. Many people stop believing in God when things get rough.
adi2d
Active Member
Funny it showed me that if you are powerful enough you can be a *****head to someone over a small bet.
To ruin a mans life for no reason
Might makes right
You do not understand. Job serves, in great part, as a polemic against a theology that suggests that disaster is a reflection of God's punishment.
<rant>
Why the hell don't people read the damn book ...
</rant>and think ...
before presuming to explain it?
yoda89
On Xtended Vacation
You have a different perspective and that is fine. However I view it as I do. In my thought 'god' is nothing but an idea a fable. I gain knowledge from a book in my own light. If you wish to view as a story to be a reminder to fear your deity and live life in fear you may.
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I read it. The character of Job never believed that. His three associates did.
You can view it as a recipe for fruitcake as far as I'm concerned. Your perspective is perversely ludicrous.
Thanks for a childishly superficial and wholly irrelevant observation.
I understand Job believed it was God's prerogative to cause disaster. Where does he finally admit it was punishment? Please.
yoda89
On Xtended Vacation
Haha You can't accept an opinion you disagree with. Such is the concept of many people who believe books are more than they merely are.
Aha!!
I can't accept an opinion that is grossly ignorant and wholly at odds with the text.
yoda89
On Xtended Vacation
Exactly you cant accept that someone has a different perspective. Just because I don't believe in you god.
I know you know the definition of punishment.
My hobby is to look up words. So...why not look it up?
My hobby is to look up words. So...why not look it up?
No, because you show massive incompetence in understanding the simple meaning of the text.
I.S.L.A.M617
Illuminatus
Which was 2 to 3. Two calling it prerogative and three calling it punishment. Look it up
And the wife in the middle.
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idea
Question Everything
Job is proof that religion isn't about leisure, R&R, the no-struggle, care-free life... but then why do people sign up for stuff like running a marathon, climbing a mountain etc. etc. .. humans are gluttons for punishment? or perhaps we don't know who we are or how strong we are, until we push ourselves to the limit?
Stop whining ...
... and go to post #75 and tell me if this is the plaint of a person who "goes through perils but never gives up because of his determination."