Subject: Did Jesus go to hell? |
Bible Note: Hi, Graceful; One of the key lessons of Job is that every bad thing that happens to us happens because God, in his sovereign will, permits it to happen. Nothing happens without God's assent. Another key lesson of Job is that it is wrong to assume, as Job's friends did, that bad things are evidence of sin or signs of God's disapproval. Indeed, Job's trials came as the result of God's high regard for him. "We’ve seen too many good Christians striving to 'believe' their sickness away, and finally collapsing into self-condemnation and utter discouragement over their 'lack of faith' or the 'sin' in their lives." The sad irony of this is that they are committing the same error Job's friends did, but in their error, they are condemning themselves. Of course, we don't always correctly identify the good and bad things. Paul eventually recognized that, contrary to all human judgment, the thorn in his side was actually a good thing. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |