SOME PEOPLE SAY that true salvation is not to be found in the Old Testament. However, a closer look at the Book of Job shows that Job indeed seems to understand—at least in a primitive way—all the elements of salvation. He understands sacrifice and advocacy before a judge. Job says to God, “Why do you…
Category: Theology
Theology Is for Cowards
THROUGHOUT THE BOOK of Job, we find Job’s three friends spouting theology of greater or lesser accuracy and applicability to Job in the face of his adversity. Their knowledge of God is praiseworthy, considering what little revelation of God’s character and plan would have been available by the date this book was presumably written. However,…
The Deepest of Disappointments
WHAT IF SOMEONE or something you love so deeply turns out to be something different? Turns out to disappoint you, deceive you. How do you feel after you have worked so hard, given up so much, and built your whole life around him, her, or it, then that person or thing changes—or worse, abandons you?…