1. Who brought up Job’s name? Satan does Who was He talking to and where were they? The heavenly court Do you think these kinds of conversations happen today? I think they do, in all honesty. What's the difference between Job's day and our day. I'm sure Satan is walking around looking for ways to tempt us What would they say about you? What my weakness are, when to tempt me. 2. Were the trials of Job listed in this chapter a result of his bad choices? [/I]No, the tests were a result of his faithfullness[/I] Why was he experiencing these trials? Satan thought that he could turn Job against God 3. List some of the terrible things that happened to Job in this chapter. He lost all of his animals to Raiders, his children to the wind collapsing the house, his field were burned Could Satan do anything beyond what God allowed? Yes, he could, but I don't think he would. While yes, there is a war for your soul, I think that there are rules in place How does that make you feel? It gives me hope that an unshakable faith is possible. I would have a hard time with any of those losses at this point in my walk with Christ. 4. Can you think of a time when you have had a storm of trials in your life and depended on God? The one time that I can think of consciously depending on God was when I lost my job (along with insurance) a month before my oldest was born. I'm sure that on a subconscious level, I depended a lot on God during my deployment Was it easy or hard? Explain. It wasn't hard. I knew that if I got out and did the work, God would open the doors. And He did. I was employed within two weeks of losing my job. Why does God allow “storms” to happen in our life? Build character and draws us closer to Him. I don't think we'd depend on Him if we had an easy life.
Genesis 4 6: So the Lord said to Cain: "Why are you so resentful and crestfallen? 7: *If you do well, you can hold up your head; but if not, sin is a demon lurking at the door: his urge is toward you, yet you can be his master." Q: Who was Cain resentful towards and why did he feel this way?
He was resentful towards his brother, Abel, because Abel had better sacrifices. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
God s word says that we can know we are going to heaven in a few different places.One of those is Romans 10:9;That if we confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in our heart God raised Him from the dead, we shall be saved.
"And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard." Doesn't this mean that God thought Abel's were better than Cain's? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Today’s Reading: Genesis 6-8 & Job 5-6 Watch this part of Evan Almighty: Evan Almighty (6/10) Movie CLIP - Evan Speaks With God (2007) HD - YouTube. If you haven’t seen it, this is a great movie to watch as a family. After you watch the clip, read about Noah in Genesis 6. Questions: 1. How many sons did Noah have? What were their names? 2. How many people were on the ark? How many of each animal? 3. Are there any animals you wish Noah hadn’t brought on the ark? 4. Would you have believed someone like Noah (or Evan from the movie) if they said the world was going to flood? Why or why not? How do you imagine that God talked to Noah? Face to face, just a voice from the sky or some other way? 5.What does Eliphaz hint is the cause of Job's troubles? 6.According to Eliphaz, what should Job be doing now? 7.How heavy is Job's grief? 8.What did Job wish for from God? 9.What did Job feel that his friend should show before him? Tomorrow will not have any readings.
Doesn't this mean that God thought Abel's were better than Cain's? This is what I belive. Abel was giving the best that he had, while cain was giving out of abundance. I think there is a reason it is called a sacrifice, it is not meant to be 'easy' and out of abundance. If we read in Mark 12:41-44, we read about a women who gave all that she had, the equvalent to a few cents. Jesus responds, "Truly, I say to you, this poor window has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on." Hope that helps.
I started thinking about a a question this morning. I always hear people say "it was God's plan" when someone dies. Is it God's plan when someone is horrifically murdered or only when a person dies peacefully? It is absolutely weird that I thought of this subject while at my youngest daughter's basketball game this morning. About 5 minutes ago my wife informed me a good friend of hers died in a tragic accident last night.
I get faced with this question a lot... God's will can be categorized into three areas 1. God's ideal will- God has a certain ideal, for instance God wishes that no one will perish in hell (2 Peter 3:9) This expands past salvation as well. Lets say you're a parent and you have a daughter. Your ideal will is that she might marry Bob the doctor but instead she marries Jim the buck tooth farmer. Well your ideal will wasn't met does that mean you disown your daughter? No! 2. God's circumstantial will- Does Jim the buck tooth farmer love your daughter? Yes! Does he treat her well? Yes! She may not have married the doctor but she married a very good, loving man. A different way to put this.... Ever freak out about a particular decision? Do I take this job or that job? Do I follow this path or that path? The Bible says, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28). Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery. Once reunited with his brothers he told them that they intended that deed for evil but God used it for good. So God has an ideal will and a circumstantial will. 3. God has an ultimate will. God has created a world with fixed laws and principles. That being said, no matter how much someone may love or hate God, He is not going to continually suspend the laws that He has put into place. God's ultimate will is always accomplished. This is a temporary place where the decisions here affect our eternal destiny. No matter how good or how bad you might be, I assure you that every time you attempt to walk through a tree you will walk into it. So to answer your question yes and no. Yes, the things that happen in the world both good and bad are part of God's ultimate will. This world is serving the purpose for which God intended. No, the horrible things you mentioned are in no way part of God's ideal will for His creation.
Yes, a good idea and I am always open to new knowledge for making informed decisions. I see how biblical content answers questions but what amazes me is the level of blind faith and belief exhibited throughout this thread and many members on the board. To say things are the way they are because of god or Jesus and that god has no beginning or end etc etc. is highly speculative and based only on a book, written centuries ago, open to significant speculation due to languages, interpretation and loss of originality over time. I am not one to base understanding or belief in something without thorough examination, study and multiple non biased experts agreeing....credible sources... Not too mention personal experience and experience. The "good answers " provided to some of my questions are not evidence of existence and therefore I disagree with that statement. T
1. How many sons did Noah have?3 What were their names? Shem, Ham, and Jepeth 2. How many people were on the ark?Noah and his wife, and his sons and their wives How many of each animal? A male and female of each 3. Are there any animals you wish Noah hadn’t brought on the ark? Deer, just kidding. I'm honestly not a big fan of snakes 4. Would you have believed someone like Noah (or Evan from the movie) if they said the world was going to flood? I'm on the fence on that one Why or why not? I would have a hard time thinking everything is going to be flooded. How do you imagine that God talked to Noah? Face to face, just a voice from the sky or some other way? I think that it was something like with Moses and the bush 5.What does Eliphaz hint is the cause of Job's troubles? I think so. He mentioned that "resentment destroys the fool and jealousy kills the simple. 6.According to Eliphaz, what should Job be doing now? Pleading his case to God 7.How heavy is Job's grief? If they could be put on a scale, they would outweigh the sands of the sea 8.What did Job wish for from God? That God just killed him 9.What did Job feel that his friend should show before him? I have a hard time finding the answer to this question in the text.
I think most of the knowledge of God trusty is above our pay grade, we can't handle the truth. Many times we spend our day wording about what someone else is doing or not doing and we forget to focus on our own walk. Personally I'm not so concerned about what questions I will ask God about life when I see him but what he will ask me about the life and resources he freely gave to me and what I did with those and for others. It take far more faith to even begin to believe in evolution than it does in the history books of the Bible. There's not the simplest of God creation that I could ever believe just happened by chance over billions of billion of billions of years. I forget how old they now say the earth is or would need to be for evolution to make any sense. Ask all the questions you want but if you never open your heart to the answers you'll never find them. The bible reads differently to each of us because you know what in you heart and God wrote those verses for you to read. Not for others to interpret to you. Have a blessed day.
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