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GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

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How Faith Saves269ing your complete faith in Your Father, just as Christ did. That isall any loving, honorable parent wants.The Sin Of Satan And JobNow, you must analyze two opposite “beings” in order to understandthe identity of their individual sin. This analysis providesan interesting perspective. Job was perfect and upright and onewho feared God and hated evil (Job 1:1). But how good can anindividual be? What was Job’s sin? That is a reasonable question.On the other end of the scale, you find Satan was a liar and thefather of lies (John 8:44). He was the one who “…abode not inthe truth…” (Verse 44). Satan did not continue in God’s “word”- and neither did Satan’s disciples. Jesus said, “…If ye continuein my word…” (John 8:31).Based on the perspective above, it would only seem logical thatGod would save Job but not Satan. Satan was the absolute sinner,while Job was perfect and upright. Would you believe that bothwere guilty of the same sin? If that were so, then even if a personmay be totally perfect and upright, he can still be a sinner.The problem with Job was that he was self-righteous about thegood he had been doing through his own efforts. He lacked faith.Only faith can save you through Christ. Job kept The Letter ofThe Law by his own human efforts. He did not understand thatonly God can change a person’s nature from carnal to spiritual.Only God, by His Son Jesus, can change anyone’s mind and heartto keep His Commandments. Only Christ “In You,” by His HolySpirit, can do that. It is Christ’s righteousness - and not yours.That takes complete faith in Christ.Job finally learned that lesson and said, “I know that thou canst

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