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Ezekiel 24-26, Job 9:1-20, John 9:13-25, 1 John 2:1-11 Job 9:1-20: Bildad has been lecturing Job. Finding Job in great suffering, Bildad and Job’s other “comforters” first do the right thing by merely listening. But then one by one they go on the verbal offensive and criticize Job for his attitude towards his suffering. According to Bildad, Job must repent of his sins. God is good, he argues; none of us is perfect; God wouldn’t send suffering on the righteous. Therefore, Job must have sinned somewhere to deserve what he is experiencing. And so the right advice to give Job is to tell him to repent. But while Bildad’s logic seems sensible, it is actually deeply damaging. It layers guilt and shame upon the pain. Instead, Bildad should have come alongside Job and commiserated with him, offered him practical help. He should have preached the gospel to him, not lectured him with religious legalism. But now how will Job reply? You might think…
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How Easter Can Change Your Life
By Josh Moody |
If I were to ask you whether going through this Easter weekend will change your life, what would you say? For many of us, we are so familiar with the stories and have been through the Good Friday to Easter Sunday routine so often that it becomes hard to believe that it will have any…
The Times They Are A-Changin’. Again.
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“The times they are a-changin’.” So sang Bob Dylan. “Change” was a prophetic theme when the song first came out. And change is upon us once more, albeit this time a different kind of change. The times they are a-changin’. Ever since the 1960s, America – and I suppose most of the quote-unquote “Western World”…
Endless Joy
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Today’s article is an excerpt from The Joy of Jesus: 25 Devotional Readings for Christmas by Josh Moody, published by Christian Focus Publishers, 2024. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. –John 3:16 What better summary…
