tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post4673619611507762124..comments2023-08-27T06:33:12.637-05:00Comments on The Bible in a Year - and Beyond!: Monday, March 9th: Job 8-10, 1Corinthians 4 ~ ConradTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-84242812377679564252015-03-10T19:51:24.380-05:002015-03-10T19:51:24.380-05:00In 1 Corinthians....
"I urge you, then, be im...In 1 Corinthians....<br />"I urge you, then, be imitators of me."<br /><br />That's a bold statement. Something that can only be said by someone who has walked close to God, spent time in His Word and in prayer, and living life with a full awareness of God. Of course, Paul was not perfect, and he certainly didn't mean that people should blindly follow him, or follow him when he sinned. As Christians, we should strive to live in such as way that we would want others to imitate us.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-20541197749829976642015-03-10T19:48:29.596-05:002015-03-10T19:48:29.596-05:00Loved your point about Jesus being the mediator fo...Loved your point about Jesus being the mediator for us that Job wanted. <br /><br />Bildad's logic made sense from a human standpoint. God was just and God would not punish a just man, Job was being punished so he must be unjust. Bildad wrongly assumed that all suffering was a result of sin. It is in the larger sense - all suffering is due to the sin of our fallen world. <br /><br />One thing that is noticeable too, as the friends try to "help" Job....<br />They were trying to explain Job's suffering, they were trying to fix the problem. That is generally not what people are wanting when they are grieving or even simply upset. They don't need someone to fix things, they need someone to empathize with them, and to help them endure the difficult times. Job didn't want answers to his questions, they were expressions of grief, not challenges his friends had to match. Hard questions should not be handled with easy platitudes, or instant answers. Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-80876319382712247122015-03-09T22:58:26.673-05:002015-03-09T22:58:26.673-05:00Even though I know that Bildad was just trying to ...Even though I know that Bildad was just trying to figure out what was going on when he offered advice to Job, I do admire Bildad's ability to confront Job. I think sometimes it's too easy to just be idle or just to gossip about what going on instead of asking at the source. Bildad seems to genuinely be concerned for Job and wants to help him and if confessing and repenting will help Job, he wants Job to do it. Are we as willing to confront and ask hard questions of our friends? Do we desire to help them or do we sit idly by?Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770898936799604859noreply@blogger.com