Some people say that what goes around comes around. This means that you will eventually be punished for doing something bad. The question is, “What do people deserve when they do “good” or bad” things?” The main character Job in The Book of Job must endure both physical and mental pain from God. Job’s faith and belief in his just actions was tested by this test. God thought Job valued God more than his possessions in life. He was trying to prove that Job’s devotion to Satan and his faith were real. Socrates said that it was better to suffer and to receive harm rather than inflict pain on another person. Why did God cause pain to Job? Was God bad for this?
Not always. Job felt pain, not from God’s whip but from his own pride. Job suffered pain for two different reasons. Job’s suffering had two reasons. Why do bad situations happen to people who are good? What if someone bad happens to a good person? Were they ever good to begin with? This is false, I say. I don’t agree that the means always justify the end. Good things and bad things happen because it’s how life is. It’s the human world. Take a look at your health. Do all people die and all people who are good? Answer: No. God will not cause cancer or disease to a person who has sinned. God’s purpose for Job was refinement and correction of Job’s righteousness. In reality, people don’t suddenly lose everything and then get it back. They just do better. Human nature is not such that it can happen. The Book of Job basically taught that God is working on your behalf. Although it may not have always been true, the lesson could still be applied in real life. In reality, there are no second chances in life. It’s your life and you decide how to live it. The book mentions that humans are mortal and weak. The suffering that God causes Job is a good example of this.
All through life we can see that God cannot be in charge of our good or bad. Are people killed in war because they are bad people? They don’t die because they are bad. In fact, some bad people can live. War is a difficult thing to explain. Why does bad stuff happen if God really is good? He is always doing the best for us. This question is one that comes up again and again, but there’s no single answer. How does murder enter into the equation? Let’s imagine that a killer kills an innocent person. The murderer is never caught, continues to lead a luxurious and long-lived life, and the victim and family of the victim will mourn the loss of their child forever. To have a valid argument, it is important to discuss this controversial topic. If the bad deserve bad things but the good receive suffering, then were they good? The book shows a correlation between Satan’s desires and the things God allows him to accomplish. Satan caused Job’s pain, even though God was involved.
The book explains that God did not ignore Job or his suffering because he had a hand in it. The book tries proving that God doesn’t cause pain to enjoy it or for Satan to have a go on mankind. Instead, he does so to demonstrate discipline, organization, and renewal. He just doesn’t hurt people for the incorrect reasons. Job suffers not by chance but because he is doing his best. Job has 3 friends who come and try to sympathize. Job asks them, “If there is a sin, then show it to my face.” Eliphaz, Job’s friend, attempts to convince Job of his sins. Eliphaz tells Job he’s foolish for believing he hasn’t sinned. He is saying that pretending to be unaware of what Job did was foolish. He suffered because he lived his life as if it were perfect without digging deeper. Eliphaz hoped Job would see how God could heal him, and bring prosperity back to his life once he admitted to God all of his sins. Bildad was Job’s second friend. He had a different idea. Bildad thought that God is neither unfair nor unjust. He said that Job’s suffering is the result of all his sins. Bildad told Job that he had to repent of his sins before God would save him. Job’s friend was of the opinion that Job is evil and must repent before he can regain his joys. Bildad, too, believed that God would punish Job for being a sinner. Job couldn’t agree with Bildad because Job believed that he had done nothing wrong and that all the evidence was untrue and accusatory. Job’s friend Zophar continued the attack. Zophar believed he was able to understand God’s wise words. Job’s materialistic lifestyle, according to Zophar, made it impossible for him to comprehend God or the deeper meaning behind Job’s actions. Job was not able to understand the punishment he received, despite his belief that he lived a moral life and did not sin or harm anyone. Job could not comprehend the concepts of evil and good.
What makes someone good? What makes someone bad? It is not a person’s duties, actions or services that make them good. The right motivation and the right intention are required to make something “good”. Two sisters compete with each other constantly, trying to surpass the others. These two sisters are prosperous and wealthy. One sister raises more money than the other by holding a fundraising event for the poor. The sister who made less money holds a second fundraiser in order to beat her. What kind of person would do this? You can see from the outside that two sisters are generous and help the poor. They may do a good deed, but it is not in their hearts. Job’s actions might have been right, but his heart was not. There are many different views on this situation. God claims that Job is truly righteous. Job endured a lot of suffering. He may not have believed in God, but God still knew that he was a believer. God said to the creature he had created that he is going to be fair towards them all. God’s every action has a specific reason, be it discipline, order or the refinement of soul. Nobody regulates justice BUT God himself. God isn’t obligated by anything.
The book attempts to demonstrate that God teaches you through suffering and discipline will only make your stronger. No one is really entitled to anything. The man cannot expect to get something in return for doing good. We all are at the feet of God. We do not determine our own rewards and punishments and the sooner we realize this, the closer we will be to God.