"And Job did not sin with his lips."

Response to comment [from a "Christian"]: "But Job's fear was the cause for his losses..."

in "The 'Jesus is not God' people (Non-trinitarians) category.

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly [Job 1:20–22].

"Watch this man and listen to his testimony. Here is a viewpoint of life and a philosophy of life that Christians need today toward material things. You and I came into this world with nothing. We were naked as jaybirds when we came into this world. And we are going to leave the world the same way. Remember the old bromide, “There are no pockets in a shroud”? My friend, you can’t take anything with you.

The story is told that years ago all the relatives were standing outside the bedroom door of the patriarch of a very wealthy family. They were waiting for the old man to die and for the family lawyer to come out. When he came, he announced to them all that the father had died. Immediately one of the more greedy ones asked, “How much did he leave?” And the lawyer replied, “He left it all. He didn’t take anything with him.”

That is the way it will be with all of us. It makes no difference how many deeds you have or how strong your safety deposit box may be, what you accumulate or how much insurance you have. When you go and when I go, we’re going just like we came into this world. It is very important for us to get this into our philosophy of life. You may be living today in an expensive home, or you may be living in a hovel. You may have a big bank account, or you may not have anything to count at all. You may have a safety deposit box filled with stocks and bonds, or you may not even have a safety deposit box. It makes no difference who you are. We’re all going to leave the same way we came into this world. Whatever you have, you are simply a steward of it. Really, in the final analysis, it does not belong to you, does it?

This man Job falls down, and he worships God. Oh yes, he rent his mantle, he shaved his head, and you could have heard this man weeping half a mile away. He has lost everything, even his sons and his daughters. But he says, “The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

My friend, whatever you have, the Lord gave it to you. And He can take it away if He wishes. He is gong to hold you and me responsible for how we use the things He permits us to have. That is the reason that in 2 Corinthians Paul calls us all “stewards.” A steward handles what belongs to someone else. God is going to ask us how we used His material things. Everything down here is His, and you are just using them. When you leave, you won’t be taking them with you.

Job understood this, and he did not lose his faith. He is still holding on to God. “In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.”" McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Job) (electronic ed., Vol. 16, pp. 20–21). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Satan bet God that he could induce righteous Job to curse Him. God took that bet..."

Satan believed Job would curse God. God proved Job's faith.

"True, but the real question here (to which we do not have a Scriptural answer) is found in the poll, which I don't see you participated in."

Is there a write-in option?

"Go for it."

Ok, gird up your loins (Job 38:3). Job thought he was a good guy. In the end, he yielded to God's wisdom for his life. If you lose your wife, your kids, your home for Jesus, he'll make it up to you (Mt 19:29). You'll have a true love (Re 19:7, 8), a new home (Re 21:2) and new kids (3 Jn 1:4) to love one day.



"Strength and honor." ~ Maximus, Gladiator

"And Job did not sin with his lips."