The Book of Job – God Did Not Give Satan Power

Posted By Kent Owen on Jan 3, 2014

The Book of Job – God Did Not Give Satan Power The common belief that God gives power to Satan by permission to test our faith or teach us some lesson is one reason that many believers in Christ have departed from the faith or resent God. When a preacher preaches at a funeral saying, “God took this child, mother, grandmother, friend, or whoever.”  Did he mean that God caused or allowed the accident?  It leads a Christian to believe that one day everything is ok and the next day God tortures a person for reasons above our understanding.  Consider this, if you had a baby who contracted cancer and suffered for years before her death, thinking God was in control, you may hate God, but if you hate God you will go to Hell.  Understand the severe emotional conflict that this teaching inflicts on the body of Christ!  If God is controlling your life and your life is in a mess, then who’s to...