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Pain and suffering, joy and wisdom
Posted on June 29, 2008 | 2 CommentsIt is human misery and not pleasure which contains the secret of the divine wisdom. All pleasure-seeking is the search for an artificial paradise, an intoxication, an enlargement. But it gives us nothing except the experience that is vain. Only the contemplation of our limitations... -
The Purpose of Suffering in Job in Light of the Cross (Pt. 4)
Posted on May 30, 2008 | No CommentsJob’s faith carried him through his suffering and was affirmed by God. As discussed earlier, the contest between Job and Satan rested on where he put his faith. While he suffered and experienced great pain, Job’s faith in God as Creator and Sovereign Lord outweighed... -
The Purpose of Suffering in Job in Light of the Cross (Pt. 3)
Posted on May 29, 2008 | No CommentsHere is Part 3 of the 4-part series on Job in Light of the Cross. Job, as well as other narratives in the Old Testament, enable the biblical reader to examine horrendous pain and suffering, but Christ followers are called to take this examination one... -
The Purpose of Suffering in Job in Light of the Cross (Pt. 2)
Posted on May 27, 2008 | No CommentsIn Part 1, I began with a look at the Book of Job with a brief overview. The article then ended with the observation that in the midst of a book about pain and suffering, there is a thread throughout comparing the wisdom of humans... -
The Purpose of Suffering in Job in Light of the Cross (Pt. 1)
Posted on May 26, 2008 | No CommentsI wrote the following as an exploration of the Book of Job. I wanted to take a look at the pain and suffering in Job first in the context of the Old Testament, and then in light of the New Testament with Jesus’ life, ministry,...
