The incident in Job is passive, however. Can't you see that, even if he ordered Satan to do it indirectly, God actively commanded evil?
Also, please, please, PLEASE stop saying that "God has left us a trustworthy, infallible, inerrant Bible" and that we can "bet [our lives] on what is contained within it". That simply has not been proved - indeed, quite the opposite has been shown. Then, you follow up with an emotional plea towards the sufferings of the "Historical Jesus".
Please give us some respect. We are former Christians, intelligent people, and are *quite* familiar with the Bible, Christian dogma, and Christian history/tradition. We do not need a sermon at the end of every post. Thank you.
Also, please, please, PLEASE stop saying that "God has left us a trustworthy, infallible, inerrant Bible" and that we can "bet [our lives] on what is contained within it". That simply has not been proved - indeed, quite the opposite has been shown. Then, you follow up with an emotional plea towards the sufferings of the "Historical Jesus".
Please give us some respect. We are former Christians, intelligent people, and are *quite* familiar with the Bible, Christian dogma, and Christian history/tradition. We do not need a sermon at the end of every post. Thank you.