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To: Alamo-Girl
Two quibbles:

For my money, YES Job points out the error, the self-contradiction of judging God. Somebody said trying to prove the existence of God is like lighting a torch to see the sun. Same goes fro judging Him.

BUT the good news in Job is that Job lowered his head and ran as hard as he could into that stone wall, and God had mercy on Him. Just as repentance is not a burden but a joyful gift from God, Job's comeuppance is wonderful evidence of the mercy that endures for ever.

And I want to add to the glorious "my ways are not your ways" passage, the particular, but not the only, difference, the one God goes into at some length: His word is like rain and snow which water the earth, bringing forth seed for sowing and bread for eating. Our words dissipate into the general frowst of entropy. His word makes things happen.

I walk into a dark room (I really do do this a lot, I enjoy rejoicing in my not being God, especially if I can be silly while doing so) and say "Let there be light!" Nothing happens. So I say,"Drat! It didn't work," and walk over to the light switch. But when God says, "let there be light," well, you'd better have your Oakley's handy.

4,764 posted on 04/03/2008 8:44:03 AM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: Mad Dawg
Quibbles? Quibbles???!!!

Hardly. Those are insights!

Thank you so very much for sharing them - and in your usual delightful manner, dear brother in Christ.

4,766 posted on 04/03/2008 9:18:55 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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