DO WE FEAR GOD FOR SOMETHING OR NOTHING? (1)
Scripture: Job 1:1-22
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Do We Fear God for Something or Nothing? (1)
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Job 1:1-22
Introduction
Last week I introduced our new series on Wisdom by simply asking, ''What is Wisdom?'' We saw in the Scriptures that wisdom is the skill of living; it is the understanding of how things are meant to exist and work. In other words: how should we think, how should we live, how should we interact and engage with the world around us? Any human being, regardless of religion or worldview, would agree that this is a vital thing to ascertain and achieve. The question that we need to ask next, though: is where is the best place to get those answers or ''where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?''
Now, we argued last week that real wisdom is found in God alone, but is that really true? Is God actually worth trusting? Is the wisdom that He provides really the best way of understanding the world? Because let's be frank: there is a lot that happens in our world at large and has even happened in our personal lives that would call God's wisdom into question. Can a God who allows rape, allows murder, allows slavery, allows genocide, allows cancer, allows job loss, allows the loss of a child or spouse, can that God really be trusted? Is He really wise and His way of ordering the world really a good way?
Simply put, there is a reason the Bible begins its study of wisdom with the book of Job, because we must first decide if we are willing to trust God. The book of Job isn't about suffering or why do bad things happen. The book does not endeavor to explain the reasons for suffering or hardship. Instead, the book offers the reasons for righteousness. God's policies, the way He interacts with His creation, that is what is chiefly on trial in this book. Is God worth trusting and is His wisdom really best? Before we can dive into that wisdom and better understand and apply it, we must first d ...
Series: Wisdom - Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Job 1:1-22
Introduction
Last week I introduced our new series on Wisdom by simply asking, ''What is Wisdom?'' We saw in the Scriptures that wisdom is the skill of living; it is the understanding of how things are meant to exist and work. In other words: how should we think, how should we live, how should we interact and engage with the world around us? Any human being, regardless of religion or worldview, would agree that this is a vital thing to ascertain and achieve. The question that we need to ask next, though: is where is the best place to get those answers or ''where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?''
Now, we argued last week that real wisdom is found in God alone, but is that really true? Is God actually worth trusting? Is the wisdom that He provides really the best way of understanding the world? Because let's be frank: there is a lot that happens in our world at large and has even happened in our personal lives that would call God's wisdom into question. Can a God who allows rape, allows murder, allows slavery, allows genocide, allows cancer, allows job loss, allows the loss of a child or spouse, can that God really be trusted? Is He really wise and His way of ordering the world really a good way?
Simply put, there is a reason the Bible begins its study of wisdom with the book of Job, because we must first decide if we are willing to trust God. The book of Job isn't about suffering or why do bad things happen. The book does not endeavor to explain the reasons for suffering or hardship. Instead, the book offers the reasons for righteousness. God's policies, the way He interacts with His creation, that is what is chiefly on trial in this book. Is God worth trusting and is His wisdom really best? Before we can dive into that wisdom and better understand and apply it, we must first d ...
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