God didn’t let Job suffer because he lacked love, but because he did love, in order to bring Job to the point of encountering God face to face, which is humanity’s supreme happiness. Job’s suffering hollowed out a big space in him so that God and joy could fill it.

Lee Strobel (b. 1952), Journalist, christlicher Autor und Apologet

Source: The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity (über goodreads, Wortlaut nicht gegengeprüft)

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Joy & Gratitude, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Occasions: Comfort, For Reflection

Lee Strobel

Der US-amerikanische Journalist und evangelikale Publizist Lee Strobel (* 1952) war Gerichtsberichterstatter bei der Chicago Tribune, bevor er nach seiner Hinwendung zum Christentum als Pastor und Autor tätig wurde. Er steht für eine populäre, im Interviewformat verfasste Glaubensverteidigung und erlangte vor allem durch seinen Bestseller „Der Fall Jesus“ internationale Bekanntheit. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk leicht verständliche Argumente für die Zuverlässigkeit der Evangelien, wobei Kritiker aus Wissenschaft und säkularem Umfeld bemängeln, dass seine Darstellungen Gegenpositionen vernachlässigen und einseitig konservative Gelehrte heranziehen.

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