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The Gospel According to Job – Part II

May 11, 2025

Scripture: Job 3–31

Watch Message:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIi8w-N_4l8&t=1s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary:

Part II dives deep into the responses of Job’s friends and uncovers a tragic shift: they begin as comforters but quickly become accusers. Why? Because they draw from the wrong source—not the Holy Spirit, but from the spiritual (not holy), the flesh, and human knowledge. Elephaz appeals to a disturbing vision, likely demonic. Bildad leans on rigid tradition. Zophar speaks entirely from the flesh. None rely on divine wisdom.

We confront the difference between logos (the eternal Word of God) and rhema (the Spirit-breathed application), and we see how false spiritual insights—even when dressed in Scripture—can wound rather than restore. Encouragement wrongly applied brings hopelessness. Rebuke without the Spirit becomes condemnation. But God’s voice brings conviction, alignment, and healing.

This message calls the Church to reclaim the sword of suffering, not as a weapon of shame, but as a tool for Kingdom redemption—sharpened by compassion, wielded with gentleness, and sourced in truth.

 

Go Deeper

• Read: Job 3–31 and observe how Job’s grief evolves into accusation—and how his friends move from comfort to condemnation.

• Reflect: Have I ever spoken out of frustration, flesh, or spiritual pride instead of love and truth? Where have I misjudged others or assumed God's role?

•  Pray: “Father, teach me to hear You clearly. Cleanse my heart of pride, silence my assumptions, and make me a minister of reconciliation—not an accuser.”

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