Bill and Will Kynes – Wrestling with Job

What’s the role of suffering in the Christian life? Why do evil and suffering exist in the world? Brent and Ian talk with Bill and Will Kynes, the authors of a new IVP America book called ‘Wrestling with Job: Defiant Faith in the Face of Suffering’. Bill was the senior pastor at Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Annandale, Virginia. He’s a senior teaching fellow with the C.S. Lewis Institute and a member of the TGC Council and has been a Veritas Forum speaker. Will is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Samford University in Alabama.  He’s written extensively on Job and the Wisdom Literature. (1:20 Why Job is such a hard book.  How do you preach on Job? (5:13) Job and Greek tragedy; (5.40) Will we trust God? (7:35) Job and cynicism; (8:35) How God interacts with Satan in Job; (9:45) Are the friends accusers? (11:00) How Job responds; (12:05) What Job can teach us about suffering.  We can be honest with God; (15:18) Job and the mediator and redeemer; (16:57) How Job points to Christ; (18:05) God’s words to Job; (20:50) How God deals with Job’s friends; (21:45) God is in control in spite of evil and suffering.  Links mentioned in this episode: IV Press www.amazon.com/Wrestling-Job-Defiant-Faith-Suffering/dp/1514000768 Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.