Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

GRACE & TRUTH: Unjust Suffering and God’s MercyJan. 5, 2025Pastor Steve Poole  TEXT – Job 91. How did we get to Job?· Job likely lived between Noah and Abraham.· In a chronological reading of the Bible, this is in the middle of Genesis.· Job belongs to the poetic books.2. Who was Job?·  A farmer in the Middle East·  Successful and Wealthy·  Righteous3. Friend Logic: If God is good/just, then suffering is a punishment for sin.4. Job’s Argument: If God is all-powerful and we are not, then we have no grounds to judge and debate right and wrong, justice and suffering, with God.5. What can we take away?·  Our only hope is to appeal for God’s mercy and grace.·  The truth is that Jesus is the merciful Judge and the arbitrator for us.Growing in Grace & TruthIn 2025, we aspire to grow in grace and truth. To measure our growth, we will assess spiritual health and spiritual maturity.Spiritual maturity describes the stage of development.(For example: toddler, teenager, adult).Spiritual health measures well-being at every