tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567830.post8088828814704112317..comments2008-04-07T02:29:15.185-05:00Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01022414933969854363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567830.post-16267350095771303662008-04-07T02:29:00.000-05:002008-04-07T02:29:00.000-05:002008-04-07T02:29:00.000-05:00

For some reason, I came up with the idea that the Book of Job is about the duality of the universe, which (and this is total heresy, I know) includes God.It's almost as if God needs us as much as we need Him to balance the universe. And reinforce the will that goodness and faith triumphs over evil.

Howling Latinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16275115451009946868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567830.post-72358727726949026992008-03-19T06:09:00.000-05:002008-03-19T06:09:00.000-05:002008-03-19T06:09:00.000-05:00

dwight: I've read a couple of books on Job that say its main point is to counter something equivalent to the "prosperity gospel" meme doing the rounds at the time. Y'know, the simplistic "going well <-> God blessing you, going bad <-> you sinned" duality. The story of Job is simply to introduce a greater (and more realistic) degree of complexity.Andrew:1. There's something going wrong if "*trying

Timhttp://pig.sty.nu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567830.post-11564310580885706952008-03-19T01:23:00.000-05:002008-03-19T01:23:00.000-05:002008-03-19T01:23:00.000-05:00

I like this post a lot.Some things I struggle with about the Christian life are these:1. It seems the more we try to become Christ-like and remove sin from our lives, the more judgemental we become. We feel like we have a monopoly on the truth (also politicaly, both sides) and we insist on shoving it down other people's throats.2. The concept of hell. All one has to do is believe in Jesus

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