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[quote=Anonymous]Job is a man trying to make sense of his world.  Of the seemingly random unfairness of the horrible trials he suffers.  The Bible is much more about man’s attempt to explain his world than about anything God does to us.  When you learn to read the Bible (or any ancient text) with an awareness of time, politics, religion, and location, you begin to truly understand the meaning.  You learn “how to take the Bible seriously, but not literally” (there is a really good book with that title that I read in seminary).

Job does have a powerful message.  But it has nothing to do with God’s responsibility towards mankind.  It isn’t about God rewarding the good or punishing the bad.  We were created by our creator with free will. As spiritual beings occupying human bodies, we continually create our reality. We were, after all, made in God’s image.  We are creators.  The lessons in Job are of perseverance, trust, and acceptance. We learn to release expectations and attachments.  We learn to continue to push through struggles even when life seems so unfair.  [/quote]

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