Is God betting on you?
Job 1-3/John 9-10
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OT
2:10 But Job replied, “You talk like a godless woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.
NT
9:41 “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.“
10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep“
:14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me“
OT Flash Points
Job is singled out for a bet between God and Satan
Job finally began to speak – mistake?
NT Flash Points
Son of God, LORD of the Sabbath
The Gate and the Good Shepherd
Do you believe in the Son of Man?
Perspective
Sanctification – death side
Strip me of all but myself – nothing more
Psalm 31:20 Sound-proof pavilion You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them
You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues