Friends: Suffering comes from God. God is just. Therefore you, Job, are guilty.
Job: Suffering comes from God. God is just. I am innocent.

The Test: Will a human being trust a sovereign, invisible God even when everything around him confutes that trust?

The book of Job is really about faith.
Will Job believe in God or deny God?

The Test: Will a human being trust a sovereign, invisible God even when everything around him confutes that trust?

"Job convinces me that God cares more about faith than our pleasure." – Phillip Yancey

"Job reminds us that the small history of mankind on this earth—and, in fact, my own small faith—takes place within the large drama of the history of the universe. We are foot soldiers in a spiritual battle with cosmic significance. In the words of C. S. Lewis, 'There is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counterclaimed by Satan.'" - Phillip Yancey

The Test: Will a human being trust a sovereign, invisible God even when everything around him confutes that trust?

My Test: Will I trust a sovereign, invisible God even when everything around me confutes that trust?