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To: HarleyD; Agrarian; Forest Keeper; jo kus; annalex; Dr. Eckleburg
Satan didn't entice God. God made Satan. God made Job. God knew what He was doing

Okay, satan didn't "entice" (convince, motivate) but "incited" (provoked) God into ruining Job "without cause." Then, maybe you can explain to me how can satan provoke (i.e. incite) GOD into something wihtout God wanting satan to do so (in which case it's not a provocation!)? What kind of a sovereign God is one who is subject to provocation?

The only thing we can conclude, then, is that the whole thing was God's doing, yet it was satan's fault! It seems to me that God enticed satan to test Job, ruin him, kill everyone Job loved but Job, just to see if he will curse God, which He knew Job would not do. Satan, falling for this scenario, is then blamed for doing his work. Amazing!

8,162 posted on 06/08/2006 8:33:50 AM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50; Agrarian; Forest Keeper; jo kus; annalex; Dr. Eckleburg

Did God KNOW that Satan would entice Him?
Is God in control?
Did God KNOW that what would happen to Job?
Did God KNOW Job would endure his trials?

Any other answer then YES and you're into Open Theist. I can't help what the word of God states. I only report.


8,183 posted on 06/08/2006 10:49:18 AM PDT by HarleyD ("Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures" Luke 24:45)
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