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THIS MONTH IN CYBERCHURCH: The Truth About Job
Week 1: The God of Order
How can the God who heals you be the God who makes you sick? Join me this week as we look at the truth about Job.
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Most of what people quote about Job denies the names of God, denies the life and teachings of Jesus, and presents God as an author of confusion and chaos. He is NOT the author of confusion and chaos; Satan is! You can never have solid faith if you have contradictory beliefs about God. Let’s examine together this month what Job really said and what God said about what Job said.
Week 3: Does the Lord Give and Take Away
This statement is often quoted by Christians. Join me this week as I share its true context and if the answer is yes or no.
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Job is an historical book; it gives an accurate account of events and conversations that took place. It is very important to understand the difference between an account of history and what God actually says. Jesus was the Word made flesh; therefore, we must view every word of God through His life and teachings. If what we hear or believe cannot align with God’s names or the life, teachings, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, then we need to be teachable and allow God to help us understand in a new way.
Week 5:The Error of Balaam
The Bible talks about the way of Balaam and the error of Balaam. Join me this week to understand the difference.
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Balaam was a prophet. He was hired by an enemy of Israel to pronounce a curse on them, but God had blessed His people Israel. If a curse was pronounced on them by God’s prophet, that would make God a liar and therefore none of His word would be true. Job’s friends believed God had cursed him and they are often quoted as theologically sound, but when God finally speaks He rebukes and corrects Job! Don’t adopt the error of Balaam and believe that God has cursed anyone! He is only and always good!
Week 7:My Part or God’s Part
God wants us to have the best life possible, but we don’t know how to get there – is it my part or God’s part? Join me this week and I will show you how to get there.
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On multiple levels, you are always creating the world around you for good or bad. God has already done His part by sending His Son and through His death, burial, and resurrection, has given us the New Covenant. Because of that covenant, you already have everything pertaining to life and godliness; your part is to do whatever it takes to believe in your heart about what Jesus accomplished, then make decisions and use your authority in every situation.
Week 2: Whose Report Will You Believe
Job is a book people often refer to when they blame God for their difficulty. Join me this week to examine some reasons we cannot logically do that.
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One of the ways God has revealed Himself to mankind is by His names. If He brought sickness and death into our lives to teach us, He would have a name that represented that; if He used torment to make us more spiritual, He would have a name defining that. No, God’s names are Healer, Deliverer, Provider! Everything good comes from Him! Criminals and Mafia control by fear with the threat of danger or injury. Is God no better than a criminal?
Week 4: Was God Testing Job
Religion has wrongly condoned and often instigated the blaming of God for our tests and trials, but the Bible clearly states that God tempts no one! Join me this week for a better understanding of God’s interaction with satan and with Job.
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God cannot be tempted; therefore He was not drawn into a wager with satan about Job’s reaction under duress. God will not curse what He has blessed; therefore, He would not curse or remove the blessing He had poured into Job’s life. God has given us His names, His promises, and His Son as the live demonstration of His own character; and He has given us without revocation the choice to believe Him or not. Will you believe God’s report of Himself?
Week 6:How Did I Get Here
If you’ve found yourself in a ditch and don’t even know how you got there, watch this week’s CyberChurch teaching to gain perspective for getting out and never getting in another one!
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Sin always begins with a sense of lack. The deceitfulness of sin is the hardening of your heart. When you start down a road of compromise, you do not know the end of that road. No matter how small the compromise, hardness of heart begins immediately. This week I’ll share insights from Job’s life that can help you see how to steer your own life more effectively.
Week 8:The First Response For Survival
When faced with a negative situation, your first response determines the path you walk and the process you take to get out of that situation.
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Is your first reaction to ask, “Why is this happening to me?” No matter what hits you or where it comes from, you must navigate in a way not to lose your footing in the battle through hesitation or inaction. You want to have a readiness of mind and to guard your heart in the gospel of peace which means this is your first reaction. Speak the Word of God into a situation and wait for the peace of God that passes understanding. If Job had known what we know, he never would have gone through all that.
Job is one of the most misquoted books of the Bible. Job admitted to having spoken “words without knowledge,” and those same words are repeated today as sound theology. God Himself asked Job, “Will you condemn me so you can remain righteous?” Each time we quote Job to justify why bad things are happening, we perpetuate the self-righteous lie that God does bad things to test and teach us. Bad things do happen to good people but not for the reasons religion has told us.
Each message in this powerful, myth-busting series will cause your faith to expand and your wavering to end as you discover The Truth About Job. You can be the voice of hope and deliverance for your family and friends. You can answer the question, “Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?” You can be the one who explains “How You Can Stop It!” The answer will set the captives free and change their lives forever!
In this six-part series you will:
- Gain insight into Job’s need to blame God.
- Understand what really opened the door for Job’s tragedy.
- Put an end to all wavering.
- See that God NEVER turned Job over to the devil.
- Eradicate the influence of carnal logic.
- Get real answers for facing real tragedy.
- Discover the devil’s greatest fear.
- End your confusion once and for all!
- Get the inside track on the best-kept secret in the world!
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Perfect. I was raised Catholic attended Catholic grade school – 8 years and 4 years Catholic HS . I’m was saved in my Freshman year. I’m 64 I still need to make conscious deliberate choice to not listen to what I was taught. I like the simplicity of settling the issue by knowing and believing the names God gave himself,. I can do that. Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing. We are all coming out of whatever twisting things we were taught about God. It helps for others to hear your story. Blessings… Jim
This is really good teaching! As always Jim teaches very clearly and simply so anyone can understand. Thanks Jim!
I am so glad you enjoyed and benefitted!
Hi JIm ,earlier you commented about Judas saying this oil could have been sold to give to the poor .I really think when Jesus rebuked him Judas got offended with Jesus “and out of that offence ” thats when the betrayal started like ok I will set you up with the sanhedrin they will sort you out if I cant ,dont like being told off and shamed in front of everyone hope this is helpful
Steve, I would very probably agree with your view about Judas’ offense. However, in my teaching, I wasn’t referring to when the determination to betray began. I was actually pointing out that Judas had a problem with greed and theft, which would have been the precursor. I’m not sure if I said it in the particular message you heard me share, but we are told that sin hardens the heart. That is, in fact, why sin is so dangerous. No matter where we start, we never know where it will end. The scripture says Judas helped himself to what was in the bag i.e. he stole money out of the offerings. We can’t actually know the exact moment he determined to betray Jesus, was it at the rebuke or was it when they offered him the money? Like I say, I think you’re probably right, but the lesson that I was emphasizing is not when he determined to betray, but the fact that what he considered to be an insignificant sin, led to the betrayal. Thank you for sharing this meaningful insight.
thankyou Jim sharp insightful new creature vision ,blesssings.
You are so very welcome. Be watching for my new book, Ten Words That Will Change Everything You Know About God. You’ll discover some of the key words religion has used to God’s testimony of His goodness.
Deborah, you got it right. If we believe the names of God, or if we believe Jesus showed us the exact representation of God this gets way simple!
Job 42:11 apparently outright states that it was God Who brought upon Job every one of the distressing calamities which Job endured. Job 42:11 is the book’s narrator’s comment, not a historical record of anything either Job or his friends said – the same narrator who revealed that the angels and satan amongst them visited God. But this message series doesn’t even address the existence of that verse, let alone examine it. How does a person rectify this verse with the teaching of this series? I think we’re missing something major here.
This message series does not present the full picture, and it, just like Job’s 3 friends, on a false premise condemns and accuses Job of non-existent sin, and falsely claims that Job through some fictitious sin brought all these disasters upon himself. Job was innocent and moreover righteous. Job was not being prideful, but rather truthful, when he insisted that he maintained his integrity.
Elihu and then later God Himself pointed out in so many words that God’s Wisdom, God’s Understanding and God’s Integrity are beyond earthly understanding and beyond all accusation. Job repented of believing that God was either unwise or unjust in both allowing and moreover bringing upon Job all of the distressing calamities which Job unjustly suffered. Job did not repent of believing that God had both allowed and moreover brought upon Job all of the distressing calamities which Job unjustly suffered. Even God Himself admitted to the accuser that the accuser had moved God against Job without cause (meaning, without just cause, I assume; that is, in absence of sin which (sin) would or could warrant such calamities).
This message series has some nuggets of truth, but it is overall so skewed and distorted that it reaches a false conclusion, namely, that Job’s calamities existed because of some (fictitious) sin which Job committed: either fear or unbelief most likely. “The thing that I fear comes upon me” is neither an admission of unbelief on Job’s part nor an indication of unbelief on Job’s part, but rather a description of the relentless affliction which Job was suffering without just cause. No, Job was a man of integrity who trusted God at all times.
Neither the accusations of his 3 friends nor the accusations of this message series hold any weight / validity against Job and Job’s integrity. This series needs to re-examine the truth and be revised to better align with the truth. I believe you owe Job an apology for false accusation, Dr. Jim.
Neil,
Evidently, you didn’t bother to look up any of the scriptures I referenced or search out any of the language. Here are just two of the rebukes God expressed against Job. These both clearly indicate Job was exalting his opinion above God’s.
Job 38:2-3, “Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge? 3 Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
Job 40:8, “Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
Job was a righteous man, but that doesn’t mean he was flawless. The scriptures state he had an issue with fear.
The phrase in Job 42:11 is like nearly every other phrase that implies God brought or caused bad things to happen. It is in the Hiphil form, which very clearly indicates that the subject of the sentence did not directly take action to make an event occur.
I would take the time to help you understand the language but by your comments, I don’t think you’re really that interested.
At some point, every person has to decide if he or she will believe God’s report of Himself of hold to their personal opinions. So, I’ll ask you this: does God take His name in vain?
Why does He call Himself Jehovah-shalom: God of Peace and bring torment; Jehovah-Jireh: the God who sees and provides and then rob you; Jehovah-Rapha: the Lord who heals and then makes you sick?
If Jesus is the exact representation of God and we never see Jesus making others sick, broke or living in destruction, how can we say God does those things?
It is the thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy! Possibly you owe God and apology for attributing the works of the “thief” to Him.
Your teaching on JOB just popped up on my YouTube, Obviously, an answer to pray! I was not getting you before. I have gone thru and quite not through several very serious health issues , cancer, diabetes, fibermyalga, osteoporosis, esophagus spasms , and many more minor conditions. I have walked with the Lord most of my long life. I attended mostly Charismatic churches and am seeing the grievous lack of teaching on walking in Gods plan for health. I so appreciate your kind and straightforward teaching. You are never condemning but always speaking the truth as God has laid it out and even giving more accurate descriptions of what the original meanings of words are. I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your teaching and YOU for making these teachings available.
In the last few months and maybe over a year now, the Lord has KEY words or topics for the Body of Christ to focus on in these last days, RESOLVE, TRUST, AND UNITY! I was pleased to see that you emphasized these in your teaching, at lest resolve and trust.
YOU are a blessing to the CHURCH! Thank you very much!
I am so thankful you are getting some help from this. Keep watching for my latest book. It should be released 7-19-19, Ten Words That Will Change Everything You Know ABout God. I take five negative words that religion twisted and exaggerated making it hard for us to see how good God really is; then I took five positive words religion minimised with the same intention. Everything we believe comes down to words. We have deliberately been fed corrupt definitions of biblical words for centuries. No wonder it is so hard to believe how good God is.
I am always so lifted up and encouraged by you Dr Jim! This teaching is right on. My feet are shod with the gospel of peace. Thank you for explaining “ Readiness of mind “ and “guarding our heart.” Years ago Holy Spirit emphasized that scripture to me about guarding my heart for out of it flow the issues of life. I never fully understood what it meant till now. Bless you. I pray for you and your family.