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Originally Posted by GDwarf
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(I should note that he let Satan kill innocents, just because.)
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Well, if they're innocent they get a free pass to Heaven.
Scroll down, I'll get to it.
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Then why not just tell Satan that Job wouldn't betray him?
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That's a good point. I'll touch on that in a bit.
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Also, this means that people who are truly faithful and who live up to all of god's ideals are at the most risk of God smiting them.
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Absolutely not. Nowhere does it state that all believers will be subject to this kind of extreme testing on earth from Satan with God's permission. It does state believers will face persecution but that'd be from an earthly source. I know God does allow suffering but it's not guaranteed to go all crazy like it did in Job. More on that if ya scroll down.
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If I know, beyond a doubt, that I can torture your sister and she won't disown your family, does that make it just for me to kidnap her and start doing so? Obviously not. So why does God get a free pass here?
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Here's the problem with your argument. You have absolutely nothing to gain if she doesn't disown my family. I assume you're a fallible, imperfect being like the rest of us and thus you have no justifiable reason to have a desire (or stake) in that people should worship you. God does have that stake. He is truly perfect and DOES deserve that worship. Because He has that stake He has a right to test people in order to strengthen their faith and those who are around them. I think my own faith was strengthened by the story and I know many other believers who feel the exact same way. It's served its purpose (just as the rest of the Bible) in that it brings glory to God. That is why its justifiable.