May 12, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Job, devotions
In our last devotion, I suggested that Job speaks with the heart of a believer. He is certainly struggling, and he says a great deal of confused words, yet these come from a desire to make sense of his circumstances before a God whom he knows is his only hope, yet seems to be against him at the same time.
Read Job 6:1-10
When we read Job's first reply to his friends in J...
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May 10, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Job, devotions
One of the big questions when we look at Job is this: can a man be wrong and right at the same time? ...
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May 6, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Job, devotions, depression, counselling
Job's friends have no place for a dynamic relationship with the Lord. But is it okay to complain to God?...
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May 4, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: suffering, Job, devotions, counselling
Exploring further the connection between human sin and suffering in the light of the Cross....
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May 2, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Bible, Job, devotions
An initial look at the ultimate sovereign control of God as we approach the book of Job...
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May 2, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Bible, Job, devotions
What do we learn about the man Job from the opening verses?...
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May 2, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Bible, Job, devotions
Who is "haś•śāṭān", or "the satan" in the book of Job, and what is his role?...
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May 2, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Bible, Job, devotions
In our last devotion, we considered the place "the satan" in Job 1-2 in functional terms. My reasoning for doing this was to guard against taking our own existing ideas about who the satan is and reading this back into the text. There are two extremes we need to avoid (which is the case in many areas of Christian thought!). We don't want to be overly fixated on our preconc...
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May 2, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Bible, suffering, Job, devotions
What are Christians to make of Satan and his strategies?...
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May 2, 2016
by Ben O'Donoghue
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Category:
Devotions
| Tags: Bible, Job, devotions
Meeting Job's three friends......
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