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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (229727)	11/21/2009 12:15:05 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 306849

JQP, the message of job is that there are things more important than comfort in this life. yeah, i'm with you - it is a scary thought similar could come our way. note that job never turned against god - he knew god was right and just and good. he knew the test was temporary and the reward was eternal. scary, nonetheless. job was also right that it didn't happen to him b/c he deserved it - it just happened. that's my view and i'm not offended if people disagree. while it is reasonable for a person to conclude god was harsh (yes, it sounds harsh to me, too!), i believe it is also reasonable to believe that there was a higher purpose for the harshness - to tests job's loyalty and to strengthen job's faith. i believe job's mind went places simply not possible without enduring what he endured.