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Job 9:2, "I know
it is so of a truth: but how should
man be just with God?"
This morning, there are many
that are giving their
version of the answer to this
question. This is one
of my favorite questions to ask
people when discussing
the Bible. Most Arminians and
other groups of people
will begin their reply by
saying, "I..." The very
first thing that they mention in
relation to being
just with God is themselves. Job
is talked about as
being perfect, upright, and one
that eschewed evil.
Job was also one that offered up
prayers on the behalf
of his loved ones lest they
might have cursed God in their hearts. Yet, this righteous man had come to a
point where he did not even know
how that man was just
with God.
Job starts by saying that he
knows that man is just
with God. However, he is not
sure of the how. Many
of God's children have a quiet
peace within them, but
they know nothing about how it
came to be. I am often
reminded of Helen Keller when
they communicated with
her for the first time. They
tried to tell her about
Christ and she responded, "Oh I
already know Him, I
just didn't know His name." Job
knew that he was
just, but the how
escaped his knowledge.
When one
attempts to properly answer this
question, the way to
begin is with Christ and not
with self. The start,
process, and finishing of our
justification in the
sight of the Almighty was
accomplished in the finished
work of the redemptive blood of
Jesus Christ. There
is only one way that we will
ever stand in the
presence of God, completely just
in His sight. That
is covered in the blood of His
only begotten Son.
Christ is the
Daysman that Job could not see in verse
33. Christ was the one that laid
His hand upon God
and upon men. He brought peace
between the
offended parties. God had been
offended and man was
the offender. Therefore, as God
and man, Christ
brought them both together and
brought peace
between them. We are told by
Paul in I Timothy 2:5
that Jesus Christ is the only
one that fits this
category. No other person
intercedes on our behalf,
and no one else could even if
given the opportunity.
If it had not been for the
Saviour's blood, we would be
yet in our sins, and the old
things would still be
with us. Yet, we find that old
things have passed
away and behold all things are
become new. We are in
Christ, and as such, we are a
new creature.
Therefore, if He has made us a
new creature in Him, we
should ever strive to behave
ourselves in a righteous
fashion and not bring a reproach
upon the one that
rescued and
ransomed us.
In Hope,
Bro Philip
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