Job: How Evil Exists In The World

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The problem of evil refers to the question of why bad things happen and how evil exists in the world. Job believed that he did nothing to deserve what happened to him, but his friends say that he must have done something to deserve it. They tell Job that God is good, although Job believes that he must not be all good. Job believes that God is not just. Although they differ on this, they all agree that all suffering does come from God. Personally I believe Job’s friends have a better case. I think that all things happen for a reason. Whether good or bad, whatever ends up happening will end up being a positive in the end. Of course if something good happens now, that is viewed as a positive. If something negative happens, people think “Oh, why is God allowing this?”. For the time being what has happened can be viewed as evil, but …show more content…

What I have learned through life is that the worst experiences are also the best learning moments. At the end of the book, God gives Job back all his possessions, as well as twice as much that he previously had. Everyone he had known came over to celebrate with him and upon their departure, they either gave him a coin or a gold ring. I am a big believer in that everything happens for a reason. From within the text, God puts Job through suffering. Rightfully so, Job questions God’s motives. I personally have a story from my life that lead me to believe that everything happens for a reason. Not to make it too long, but my friend’s sister and I became friends back in about October 2014. On June 1st 2015, we began dating. Our relationship wasn’t like the usual because we were friends for such a long time as well. On top of that, we were both each others first relationship. We dated until August 2017, so a little over 2 years. While we were dating, even though we were young

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