After Job finished speaking, Bildad realized that Job knew the power of God and seemed to agree with him on His attributes. It would do us all well to find common ground, even in a heated argument. There is always something we can agree on, but finding it is one of our problems. If you are debating biblical issues, stop for a moment, remember how wonderful God is, and point out your joy over His overwhelming awesomeness. Who could disagree with that? Bildad acquiesced with a reminder that we are all born of a woman, so who can be clean? What he didn’t know is that purification is possible, and it comes through Jesus when we surrender and are baptized, born again to purify us and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. It is impossible not to sin, but we will be clean if we live in repentance. Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? Job 25:1-6
By the way, this is the entire 25th chapter of Job!
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