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EPISODE · Jun 21, 2024 · 41 MIN

07-Job: My Goals Are Beyond Your Understanding

from Redemption Arc · host Caleb Howard

We follow Job, who suffers a series of increasingly unfortunate events. When he turns to his religious friends for support, they tell him that he deserves to suffer. In desperation, Job begs God to show up in person and give him answers. A teenager named Elihu shows up and helps explain the problem of suffering--and then God makes an appearance to set everything right. We look for answers to the question of why, if God is so good, there is so much suffering. We also discuss how, as Christians, how seriously God takes using our faith to dismiss people's pain. CONTENT WARNING: Violence: 2/5 Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A Sexual Assault: N/A Discrimination: 3.5/5 THEME MUSIC CREDITS: Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa. "Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠. Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha. OTHER MUSIC CREDITS: "Aftertune - Colors" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKf...⁠ Evoke Music "Vlad Gluschenko - After a While" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...   / @vladgluschenkomusic   Terms of Use: https://vladgluschenkomusi.wixsite.co...

We follow Job, who suffers a series of increasingly unfortunate events. When he turns to his religious friends for support, they tell him that he deserves to suffer. In desperation, Job begs God to show up in person and give him answers. A teenager named Elihu shows up and helps explain the problem of suffering--and then God makes an appearance to set everything right. We look for answers to the question of why, if God is so good, there is so much suffering. We also discuss how, as Christians, how seriously God takes using our faith to dismiss people's pain. CONTENT WARNING: Violence: 2/5 Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A Sexual Assault: N/A Discrimination: 3.5/5 THEME MUSIC CREDITS: Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa. "Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠. Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha. OTHER MUSIC CREDITS: "Aftertune - Colors" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKf...⁠ Evoke Music "Vlad Gluschenko - After a While" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...   / @vladgluschenkomusic   Terms of Use: https://vladgluschenkomusi.wixsite.co...

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