unfinishedclay
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Actually, you may not be wrong about Satan going before the Lord to acquire access to Job. (And I may have to stand corrected myself.) But just as God asked Adam in Genesis 3 questions to which He already knew the answers (Who told you you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I had commanded you not to eat), God may have been asking Satan the question, "have you considered my servant Job" for the same reason: Because God already knew what Satan was up to. Many times I've heard it taught from an angle of God giving Satan an idea. Those passages really don't necessarily suggest that, because it's not made clear. Again, it could be that God, within HIs nature of asking questions He already knows the answer to - many times to confront a matter in one way or another - may have asked Satan based on already knowing Satan wanted to persecute Job.Ok.. First of all, Freedom, I'm glad you're looking at this discussion. If you read the original post, it was talking about ...
"It should not matter which messenger God sends.
We have gathered truth together in various creeds and prayers. We do not gather each other. If someone has been given something true, something wise, something helpful, then why can't that person be received?"
The premise is that in times when an authenticated, reliable messenger goes to do the will of God, a lot of unpleasant responses can be received. The point of mentioning Job is just another example of a truly righteous person being persecuted.
I know this problem exists in the Body of Christ. You want to debate particulars about how I referenced Job's persecution.. fine.. I may be wrong slightly. I"m not incorrect that Job was defined by God as truly righteous. The book of Job clearly displays his distress. . The point of encouraging legitimate servants of the Most High God is my goal. While you are here, I should ask... have you been mistreated while doing Kingdom business?
Job was persecuted by Satan, because our wrestle isn't against flesh and blood but against demonic attacks (Eph. 6:10-18) I don't think people of God under the old covenant typically were armed in the spirit to face those attacks as we are under the new covenant being redeemed by the blood of Jesus. But spiritual attacks were always on man from the time right before Adam disobeyed. A synonym for attack is persecution. Also, all of Job's friends, except for one, ran their mouths so smugly against Job and about his affliction that God dealt with them in the end as if they had persecuted him.
So, with those passages in mind, you seem to be right on point, Farine.
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