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Sorry for your loss. It's interesting that it is a worldview adopted by many Christian groups, since for example, the book of Job from the bible is basically on
by lkozma 15y ago
Sorry for your loss.
It's interesting that it is a worldview adopted by many Christian groups, since for example, the book of Job from the bible is basically on this topic: to simplify, Job becomes sick, friends come and say everything happens with a reason, Job says that's bullshit, God rewards him for it. This is of course my somewhat personal reading of it, so it might be a serious misinterpretation.
- iends 15y agoNot quite. He's rewarded for not cursing God. Choose your source...some one argue one is more accurate than the other: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_%28biblical_figure%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_%28biblical_figure%29 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1&version=KJV http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1&versio...
- doron 15y agoThere are several treaties on the nature of faith in rabbinic law. The case of Job is often exemplified as a case of "true" faith as opposed to faith not for faith sake. The true faith, does not seek reward for good behavior, nor bothers trying to understand the divine will, it simply accepts the Yoke of the heavens. in the case of Job. He does not ponder the reason, it is all the same to him "...the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away..."
- thret 15y agoI read Job as a story about God settling a bet with Satan, by allowing him to torture the most righteous man he could find to see if he would break - killing his wives, his children, causing him agony and taking away everything he loves. When he doesn't break God shows how generous he is by giving him new wealth, wives and children. If there is a God, this is a compelling example of the value he places on human life.