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Posts tagged "transcendence"

Truth Misapplied

Old Testament Reflection

Elihu asks Job to think about his behaviour, good and bad. How does it affect God? Elihu asserts that God doesn’t benefit at all if we are righteous, nor does he suffer at all if we sin. He argues that we never put God in our debt by doing good things, and neither do we harm him when we do wicked things.

Read More sin, transcendence, atonement

Submitting to God

Old Testament Reflection

Job has been making judgments with partial data and limited understanding. Here in the climax Job realizes he has spoken about things that simply transcend his ability to understand (v 3).

Even though Job is not given all the “answers” he does see the living God, which is more than enough for him.

Read More questions, blessing, transcendence


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