Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance, for no godless person would dare come before him! (vs 16)
Indeed no righteous person can stand before God. However the one who is righteous can. And... none of us our righteous, unless God the Spirit of Christ dwells (abides) within them. If Christ abides in you, then you are not godless. You are not without God.
And... how does Christ come to abide in you? By faith. By God's grace. Christ comes to abide in you by what is called the means of grace - by hearing the Word and receiving the Sacraments. It is the Living Word, who died for you, that has made you righteous. Christ is the righteousness that abides within us. Without His abiding presence, we are indeed godless through and through.
Job tells Zophar, that he will not be judged by Zophar. He will bring his case before the LORD, God. His hope is in the LORD.
God's Peace - Pr. J.
Indeed no righteous person can stand before God. However the one who is righteous can. And... none of us our righteous, unless God the Spirit of Christ dwells (abides) within them. If Christ abides in you, then you are not godless. You are not without God.
And... how does Christ come to abide in you? By faith. By God's grace. Christ comes to abide in you by what is called the means of grace - by hearing the Word and receiving the Sacraments. It is the Living Word, who died for you, that has made you righteous. Christ is the righteousness that abides within us. Without His abiding presence, we are indeed godless through and through.
Job tells Zophar, that he will not be judged by Zophar. He will bring his case before the LORD, God. His hope is in the LORD.
God's Peace - Pr. J.
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