Reactions received by christophernyc
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I adamantly disagree with this assessment. I see how you are trying to tie these all together, but there are some major problems with... -
I have to ask: why can't you accept the premise that when this story begins, there is no particular sin in Job's life? Why do you have...
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When Job says he broke the jaws of the wicked, I read that as him offering help to others in need. He was offering justice to the...
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How did you come to this conclusion? Where does it say this in the text? It appears you are changing the entire premise of the story... -
Where does it say that Job's sin was unbelief? Did you notice that Job is the only one in this whole story actively seeking God...
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Of course confessing our sins is right in the eyes of God. Yes. But it seems you may be trying to imply Job's confession at the end is... -
Question: if Elihu's statements are the same as God's (in word and in meaning), why does God affirm Job and not Elihu? God explicitly... -
The discrepancy highlighted is not a private interpretation. You stated God was after two things in allowing Job to suffer, namely 1)...
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Totally agree with you here.
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Of course confessing our sins is right in the eyes of God. Yes. But it seems you may be trying to imply Job's confession at the end is...
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BINGO!! Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I love how you laid all of this out. I wholeheartedly agree with you that one of...
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No, I would not frame it like that at all. Job was a very unique person, and his story is a very unique one. I don't think God was just...
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BINGO!! Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I love how you laid all of this out. I wholeheartedly agree with you that one of...
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One of the most profound statements in the Book of Job (given by Job) and arguably one of the most well-known in all of the Bible. Job...
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BINGO!! Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I love how you laid all of this out. I wholeheartedly agree with you that one of... -
This verse from 9:23 keeps coming up here. Question: have you reduced the profundity of Job's entire testimony to this one verse...
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Exactly! Thank you. Some people seem to have this idea that Job says he is more righteous than God deeply embedded in their heads. It...
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Again, these are *questions* God asks Job. They are not *accusations*. Big difference. Questions provide grace. Accusations conclude...
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Yes, yes, and yes. Thank you! The idea that the Book of Job was written first makes sense. I would describe it then as the cornerstone...
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This is so good. Thank you for laying this all out. I heartily agree with so many of these parallels you have provided here. I think we...
