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NASB | Job 34:10 ¶ "Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Job 34:10 ¶ "Therefore hear me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God that He would do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong. |
Bible Question:
Hello to all In Job 34:10 it states "far be it from God to do wickedness." People use this verse to say that God cannot act wickedly, therefore, he will not send us to hell... can someone explain to me what this verse means? Thanks Julia |
Bible Answer: Yes you are quite right, it means that God cannot do anything wicked because He is wholly good. But the very fact that He is wholly good means that He must punish sin. The truth is that God would be behaving wickedly if He did not demand full punishment fior sin. If we receive what we deserve we will all be sent to Gehenna (Hell). But what God's goodness did accomplish was a way by which we might be saved from Gehenna. And He did it by coming Himself and dying for us on the cross, bearing our sin so that we need not bear it. He knew how wicked we had been He knew that God must punish sin. And in His mercy Jesus said, I'll bear their punishment instead. On the one hand God must punish sin, and on the other He took the punishment on Himself. He was made sin for us, He Who knew no sin, that we might be made as righteous as God in Him (2 Corinthians 5.21). And we obtain this benefit by putting our trust in Jesus Christ as our Saviour and Lord. |
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