In class on Thursday, we talked about proverbs and the story of Job. God put forth awful things on Job’s life to prove to Satan that he will still worship and love him. We thought about how God and Satan were basically making bets with each other on Job, which feels weird to me, but I also think that it’s just to help get the message across and help tell the story. Dr. McGrath called it a “philosophical thought experiment” which I think describes it very well. In the end even with bad wisdom from his friends, Job chooses to continue to worship God. In class we questioned if good things only happen to good people and vise versa. Obviously we know from our everyday lives that this isn’t the case, but why? Why do bad things happen to good people? It is more complex than what we think. Personally, I think the story of Job is trying to convey that we might have to struggle a bit in order to prove ourselves to God.
Categories