Eliphaz believes Job is suffering because of his sins (Job 22). Eliphaz cannot rationalize in his mind how God could bring such suffering upon an individual unless that individual were living in sin. Yet Job knows his suffering is present to test him and at some point, he will pass the test (Job 23:10-12). Job is simply saying that he is not an evil person (23:11) and that his suffering is not a result thereof. In Job 24, Job speaks of the many lifestyles that can be found amongst the wicked, however he ends the chapter by pointing out God's sovreignty (24:22-24). Do you ever see your suffering as a test from God? I think many times God does use suffering in our lives to shape our character and to test our actions.
In Acts 11, we see where the name "Christian" originated from (v. 26). I am not a huge fan of this name as it has come to mean so many different things in our day. That is why I often use the term "Christ-follower" when writing or speaking. Would you agree that it might serve us better if we called believers in Christ something different than a Christian?
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