Theological Reflections

Job’s Suffering (3) – Why Follow Jesus? Faith Beyond Reward and Retribution

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If faithfulness to God does not guarantee earthly prosperity, health, success, or comfort, then why should we believe in Him? Job challenges any faith built upon reward and repayment. The Christian follows Jesus not because Jesus guarantees earthly blessing, but because Jesus Himself is the way and the truth—and because the life He lived is the right way to live.

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Job’s Suffering (2) – When Theology Fails: God, Providence, and the “Manual” We Inherited

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When a righteous person suffers without apparent cause, we often question God, or we question the reality of God’s guidance and providence. But what if the problem lies somewhere else? The Book of Job invites us to examine the theological “manual” through which we have learned to understand God—a manual that may reduce divine providence to a simple formula of obedience, blessing, disobedience, and punishment.

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Job’s Suffering (1) – From Hearing to Seeing: Job and the Collapse of an Inherited Theology

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The Book of Job addresses the problem of human suffering, but the suffering at the center of Job is not merely physical, economic, or emotional hardship. It is the suffering of a righteous person who encounters a reality that cannot be explained by the theological framework he has inherited. Job’s journey therefore becomes a movement from what he has heard about God to what he comes to see of God.

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Psalm 1 – Why Did the Psalmist Say This? / part (4)

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Psalm 1 did not emerge from an ideal world where righteousness always prospered and wickedness always failed. It was written for believers struggling with a troubling question: Why do those who ignore God often seem to flourish? Read against that reality, Psalm 1 becomes not merely instruction, but encouragement for every generation of God’s people.

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Psalm 1 – What Does It Mean to Be Blessed? / part (1)

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Psalm 1 opens with the familiar words, “Blessed is the one.” Yet the Hebrew word translated as “blessed” is not the one most readers expect. By choosing ashrei rather than barak, the psalmist introduces a profound theological vision: true blessedness is found not merely in receiving God’s gifts, but in living in a personal relationship with God Himself.

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