Life is NOT Simple
Job 12:2–4 (ESV) “No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you. 3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these? 4 I am a laughingstock to my friends; I, who called to God and he answered me, a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock. Joe's response at the end of the first cycle of conversation with his less-than-desirable friends is to call them out for their lack of understanding. I appreciate this about Job. He doesn't simply just listen to his friends or those who claim to be wise. And I would suggest to every Christian - do likewise! The New Testament tells us to live with discernment over what we hear: 1 John 4:1 (ESV) Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. John makes clear, there is no shortage of bad/false spiritual messages in the world. So it is our job to test them against Scripture, t...