Posts Tagged ‘Job’
Suffering – Too Wonderful to Understand
Why do people who know and follow God still suffer excruciating things? This piercing question haunted Job after he had suffered the devastating loss of his resources, family, and health. Three of his so-called friends attempted to answer this question by accusing him of hidden sin. Despite their lengthy speeches, Job persistently denied this charge,…
Read MoreWith Job in the School of Suffering
Layton Talbert God’s people can experience different kinds of suffering. First Peter focuses on a class of suffering that, humanly speaking, we do not deserve. We call it persecution — suffering for our faith in and faithfulness to Christ. Lamentations portrays another type of suffering that is deserved. We call it chastisement — suffering the…
Read MoreSound Words: The Patience of Joseph Caryl (Part 2)
by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine Mar/Apr 1997. Click the link for subscription information. Part 1 here. Rightly Dividing the Word of God Those not well-acquainted with Puritan preaching may assume that it sacrificed exegetical accuracy for the sake of practical application. This was certainly not true of Caryl’s preaching. His work…
Read MoreSound Words: The Patience of Joseph Caryl (Part 1)
by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine Mar/Apr 1997. Click the link for subscription information. You have heard of the patience of Job (James 5:11). But have you heard of the patience of Joseph Caryl? With the exception of the Book of Job’s anonymous author, Caryl may have been its foremost authority ever.…
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