Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-11


sermon delivered at the North
Fourth street Gospel hall by the
Rev. &. c. Greenman, a veteran
evangelist who has been preaching
for over half a century in all of
the English speaking countries Of
the world.
Mr.. Greenman spoke as follows.
The Book of Job in the holy
scriptures is the special book in
which this great question Is raised
Jobs three friends raised it, and
then answered it most unsatisfac-
torily. Doubtless Job, himself,
raised it. Later it was raised by
Elihu. who, though not designated
as Jobs friend, proved to be most
truly that. Finally, it was raised
by God, Himself, the Great Dis
solver of doubts do not inter
pretations belong to God? ?" And
He answered the question fully
both for Job and for ourselves. And
not only for that time, but to all
time.
Let us now briefly note what the
Book of Job presents as to the
question before US: "Why does
God permit, or inflIct human SUI
fering?" The answer is a seven
fold one.
/. Satan's lie must be disproved,
The same deceiyer and liar who
had insinuated doubts into Ewes
heart both as to Gods love and
also as to His Judgment, is here
seen, not on earth, but in the court
L. I, yNf e
records thus: Now there was a
day when the sons of God came to
present themselves before the Lord
and Satan came also among them. +"
These words intimate that it was
not at any, or all times. but at a
special time that His holy angels
presented themselves in court. And
strange as it may seem. satan
came also" among. or in the midst
of them. The fact that Satan is at
once challenged by God seems to
intimate that whenever this fallen
being has access to Gods court he
has to give an account of himself,
The Lord asks him, Whence COM
est ?" Satans answer does not
give us much information about
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earth. or against His people when
allowed in heaven. Other parts
OF the word of God, however. fur
nsh this abundantly. Our Lord
warned His apostle, Peter, that Sa-
tan had desired, or demanded, to
have him that he might sift him
as wheat. And the same apostle,
long after he had sifted for his
profit, writes, BE sober, be vigil
liant; because your adversary. the
devil, as n roaring lion, walketh
about, seeking whom he may de-
YOUR" / Peter SIS. The Apostle
John also states in Revelation 12:
10 that he is "the accuser of our
brethren E. which accused them
before our God day and night"
In this double character he is
here among the sons OF God
These we find. when God laid the
foundation of the earth. shouted
for joy" dob $50. for none but
angels could possibly have wit
messed the great work of God IN
creation. And it is before them
that Satan must now be exposed
in his true character.
God asks him, Hast thou con-
sidered my servant Job" Satan
in answer says. Put forth thine
hand now, and touch all that he
hath and he will curse thee to thy
face" The Lord then proved II
the satisfaction of all in His court
by the sequel to this that Satar
was then, as he is now, 'the father
of lies" This, then, was God''
first reason for allowing Job, His
servant. to pass through his un.
paralleled sufferings. And he Ger
tainly had more "affliction" thar
any mortal beside in the los,
of all his extensive propcrt.
and his family, in one day. Ant
yet, when he received the tidings
he "worshipped," saying: "Tht
Lord gave, and the Lord hath talk
en- away; blessed be the name o
the Lord" In all this Job SHINE,
not, nor charged God / foolishl,
Added to all this. Satan is above,
to inflict on him the heaviest suf
fering, with the limit of sparin;
his life, and still Job retained hi
integrity.
2. The education of unfallen ar
gels. The twofold record Of God
vindication of His servant Job Il
Satan and before the angels, wit
nesses that for them, too, Their,
was a purpose in this scene il
heaven. They had stood firm a
holy beings, ministers of God tia
do His pleasure" when Satan lc
off those now described as "his an
gels" 1t must be shown to Their
that man, made a little lower
than they. would withstand tn
same arch-rebel and give glory t
God under the most crucial test.
That Gods people are observe
even now by the angels Is show
by Saint Paul in his epistle to tn
Corinthians in which he states tina
the woman when praying or pro
phesying, according to Gods orde
in creation, Ought to have
covering on her head because 6
the angels" Cor, 11:10. "T
the intent that now unto the prin
cipalities and powers in heavenl
places might be known by tn
church the manifold wisdom T
God" Ephesians $40. I'VE az
1ndue spectacle unto the NDElt
and to angels. and to men," / Co
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8. The education Of Jobs wifi
In the day of his sore distre'
when his earthly all. save his wifi
was gone. when it seemed 8
though heaven, earth and hell WEI
arrayed against the stricken p;
triarch; when "he sat down amor
the ashes" then said his wife uni
him. "Dost thou still retain thin
integrity? curse God. and die" Ho
pious and patient was his answe
Thou speakest as one of the foo
isli women speaketh. What? sha
we receive good at he hand of Go
and shall we not receive evilc" n
only has she no answer to til
beautifully submissive word. but
was inserted in Holy Writ as {
example of ''the soft answer TIL
turneth away wrath" and is a wi
ness Of "the patience of Job whit
we might well emulate.
4. The education of Jobs thr
friends. These men, on hearing
all the evil that was come up
Job, came every one from his oy
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