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Posted On February 28, 2022

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Christian Friendship, Suffering, and the Purpose of Job with Eric Ortlund

by Dave Jenkins | Feb 28, 2022 | Equipping You in Grace, Featured

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Eric Ortlund discuss the purpose of Job, suffering, the character of God, Christian friendship, along with his book, Suffering Wisely and Well the Grief of Job and the Grace of God (Crossway, 2022).

What you’ll hear in this episode

The purpose of Job and what the book of Job teaches us.
The kinds of suffering we experience in our lifetime.
Whether Job proves a justification of God’s tolerance of evil to us.
The character of God and our trials.
The purpose of lament in our Christian lives.
What Christian friendship looks like and what it entails.
What to do with our questions and doubt in the Christian life.

About the Guest

Eric Ortlund (PhD, University of Edinburgh) teaches at Oak Hill College in London, England. He previously taught Old Testament at Briercrest College and Seminary in Saskatchewan, Canada, for ten years. He and his wife, Erin, have two children.

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Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to Sarah Jenkins. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, and is the Host for the Equipping You in Grace Podcast. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Parler, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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