This is an open-comment theology blog where I will post various theological musings, mostly in sermon or essay form, for others to read and comment on. If what I say here interests you, you may want to check out some of my books. Feel free to criticize, to critique, to comment, but keep comments to the point and respectful. Many of these posts have been published elsewhere, but I wanted them collected and made available to a wider audience.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
The Sufferer
The final truth one might glean from Job is that the true sufferer is beyond moral judgment. The internal response of the sufferer is not ours to evaluate. All grieving is holy. The sufferer is the revelation of God to others. Ours is to love and serve as a service to God, not to try to stand in God's place for the sufferer, as explainer and judge. To do this is to mock God.
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