Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Q & A

Desiring God Fall 2008 Regional Conference

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John Piper addressed the following questions in this Q & A session.

• What language should we use to talk about God's sovereignty over sin?
• How much did the Holy Spirit have to do with Job's ability to suffer well?
• As an ancient believer, how was Job's faith different than ours?
• How could Satan come into God's presence? Does he still?
• Did God initiate the meeting with Satan?
• How should we view Satan's involvement in our lives?
• What is involved in the worship that comes in the moments of deepest suffering?
• Would it be wrong to express anger and frustration in these moments?
• How do you lovingly speak the truth of God's sovereignty to sufferers?
• What does it mean to be righteous?
• What does it mean for the righteous to suffer when there is none righteous before God?
• How do we make sure our kids are prepared for suffering when our family has undergone so little?
• What do you say to a couple who lost their infant and now God seems so far away?
• How do I help my disabled child understand God's sovereignty when she faces not just physical suffering, but emotional suffering because of continual ridicule?
• What do you do for an unbelieving friend whose suffering is pushing her away from God?
• What do you do when you can't see God's good purposes in suffering?

You'll have to listen for the answers.

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