Hassan's Ornery Atheism Rears Its Ugly Head

[Mark of the Cross]

[quote name='Hassan' date='15 August 2009 - 11:48 AM' timestamp='1250297282' post='1949142']
I love the book of Job. It's my one favoriate books of the Old Testment.


I don't think you could really say this to the girl I mentioned. God refused to answer her prayers because he's going to make it up to her later?
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What will eventually outweigh a traumatic event and what is a Good consoling piece of councilling to the victim of a traumatic event seldom have anything in common. Telling a mother who has just witnessed her child splattered on the highway that it is now with God is not a very supportive statement. When I was enduring a particularly agonising time in my life, Jesus told me that it will seem miniscule compared to what will be in paradise. Because it came from someone of authority and love it was consoling but if anybody else had made that statement, I probably would have belted them one.

I understand the story of Job, whether he existed or if it is a parable about us, is meant to teach that Satan said to God "of course Job loves you because you give him everything he desires." God had to concede that if Man was to have free choice then everyone had to be subjected to Satan's cruelty and taunts. His promise was that our burdens will not be too great for our strength. Was the person able to come to terms with her ordeal or did it destroy her spiritually beyond redemption forever. Our reactions would be ones of horror at how a person could do such a horrible thing to another person and we would be full of compassion but God ultimately would know that if he intervened then by all fairness he would have to prevent all rapes and so forth which is not allowing free will!