A relationship with God

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A Relationship with God

• Lessons from Job

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Job in review

• Ch 1-2 Satan attacks Job
• Ch 3-37 Argument between Job friends
• Job God is not fair. God is mean. I dont
  deserve this. God owes me an answer!
• Jobs friends God makes evil people suffer. You
  are suffering. Therefore, you are evil and need
  to repent!
• Ch 38-41 God speaks Who are you to question
  me, Job?

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The key to understanding Job

• Job 421-7
• Why does God say what He said in v. 7?
• Why were Jobs friends wrong?
• Why was Job right?

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Why were Jobs friend wrong?

• Wrong application of their knowledge of God
• Job wasnt in sin
• Not all suffering is from sin
• They had no compassion
• A relationship with God MUST include caring for
  others in need!
• James 127 True religion involves caring for
  others
• Luke 1025-37 The good Samaritan

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Why was Job right?

• God may have only been talking about 421-6
• Job was satisfied with Gods answer.
• No change in or promise to change Jobs
  situation
• No answer to Jobs questions
• So why was Job satisfied?
• Job was satisfied because he grew closer to God
  through this! (425)

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Why was Job right? (Cont.)

• Jobs comments in earlier chapters showed he had
  a relationship with God.
• Being real vs. being religious (169-14)
• Understanding Gods presence (711-21)
• Being right with God is more than knowing about
  him
• Being right with God is more than saying or
  even doing - all the right things.

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Your relationship with God

• Seeking God is important for everyone! (Phil
  38-9)
• Its a journey that doesnt end even for the
  most mature Christian
• You can never completely know God

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God is greater than we can comprehend

• Keeping the previous pictures in mind, look at
  Isaiah 4012
• Although we are insignificant, Gods love makes
  us significant.
• Galatians 326-47 Gods love makes us his
  children through faith in Christ Jesus