Useless arguments

[briareos]

This really made me think today.

In the book of Job near the end you see Job contending with his friends about his situation and no one could answer him. He rebutted them all and when God finally appears in a storm and speaks to Job God chastises Job for his attitude and Job then depises himself and repents and says he was speaking without understanding. That he had been wrong. Then God immediatly moves on from Job and accuses his friends of wrong doings. I think the major difference is that Job immediatly repented and it didn't say such of them. Job 42.6-7

To me it said that little came from all their arguing and contending, God wasn't happy with any of them. In the end it was who was willing to do the right thing before God that God favored.

 

[athenken]

Uh huh. Ok. So, what are the useless arguments you are referring to here?

 

[Life2Christ]

To me it said that little came from all their arguing and contending, God wasn't happy with any of them. In the end it was who was willing to do the right thing before God that God favored.

Yes I agree.

 

[briareos]

Uh huh. Ok. So, what are the useless arguments you are referring to here?

I think you really missed the point.

 

[Maxine R]

God was angry with Job's 3 friends because they have not spoken the truth about Him (Job 42:7). Please note that God wasn't angry with Elihu.

 

[Pal Handy]

This really made me think today.

In the book of Job near the end you see Job contending with his friends about his situation and no one could answer him. He rebutted them all and when God finally appears in a storm and speaks to Job God chastises Job for his attitude and Job then depises himself and repents and says he was speaking without understanding. That he had been wrong. Then God immediatly moves on from Job and accuses his friends of wrong doings. I think the major difference is that Job immediatly repented and it didn't say such of them. Job 42.6-7

To me it said that little came from all their arguing and contending, God wasn't happy with any of them. In the end it was who was willing to do the right thing before God that God favored.

Job 32:2
Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram,
was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God.

Perhaps the answer is that no flesh will be justified before the Lord through their own goodness.

Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for by the law is the knowledge of sin.


Perhaps the answer is that between God and man, God is always right.
Romans 3:4
let God be true but every man a liar.

 

[briareos]

God was angry with Job's 3 friends because they have not spoken the truth about Him (Job 42:7). Please note that God wasn't angry with Elihu.

right but God wasn't happy with Job either and Job repented too. In the end the argument came to nothing.

 

[vortigen84]

Uh huh. Ok. So, what are the useless arguments you are referring to here?

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