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1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East. 4 His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom. 6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.” 8 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” 9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” 12 The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD. 13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, 15 and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” 16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” 17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” 18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” 20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” 22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.
And before you call me an atheist, I'm actually polytheistic.
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Remember, Job was eventually rewarded twice fold for his faithfulness. DO NOT leave that part out just to satisfy your distortion.
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And? So if I killed your entire family that you grew up with and then gave you two dads and two moms and multiple siblings to replace them does it really change your heartbreak from losing your first "family?"
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Nobody can replace your parents. But that does not mean you cannot experience a greater happiness. Yes there is still pain, but when you consider that all good things come from God including parents and loved ones, isn't it illogical to assume he cannot grant you greater riches, riches which will make you happy?
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That's a pretty pathetic thing. Human life is much more valuable than any amount of money.
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When I say "riches", I am not talking about just money, I'm talking about real riches, riches which will make you happy and bring you closer to God. This can differ from person to person, but each is tailored to that individual. Only God will know what makes somebody truly happy. So when he relays our riches, it does not mean two moms or two dads as stated in the example you provided.
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Even more retarded. I'll take my chances with polytheism.
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Could you elaborate on why that is "retarded"?
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Because it is, there is no real reason to explain it, believe what makes you happy, I just think that having faith in something that is willing to destroy an entire person's life to prove a point to one of his sons is retarded. Regardless of if he got "paid back" or not.
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Yeah I remember this the moral of the story is that God doesn't give a crap about you and will just as soon destroy everything you own and kill everyone you care about just to win a bet.
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Yeah god was kind of a dick to Job. For no reason either besides a bet with the devil. Talk about effed up.
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Testing Job's faith
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Because the devil bet him on it. Let's put Job through a series of nonsensical and cruel tests just so I can beat the devil! Suck it devil!
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God knew Job was faithful, and made sure that Job's life would be spared in the process.
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So it's okay to kill 8 other people and thousands of sheep and oxen just to prove a point?
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In the end he was rewarded "twicefold" for his faithfulness..
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So that replaces his sons and daughters and wife?
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Edited by Artemis007: 3/3/2016 5:17:37 PMBut not the lives of his family and he also was left basically destitute. No matter how you spin it god is pretty sadistic and cruel.
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Wasn't left destitute... He was rewarded "Twicefold" for his faithfulness
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How so? god murdered his whole family. Don't know if I could ever recover from something like that no matter the "twicefold" rewards.
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Very suspicious.
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Kemetic. A revival of ancient Egyptian paganism. I have shrines in my house to Bast, Isis, and Osiris.
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Fascinating triad...