Job 15-17

Chapter 15:1-35
Eliphaz Takes the Gloves off

The Root of Meanness: PRIDE (15:1-3)
The Methods of Meanness (15:4-16)
1. Insult
2. Guilt trips
3. Condemnation
4. Sarcasm
5. Accusation
The Theology of Meanness: HEALTH and WEALTH (15:17-26)
The Hope of Meanness: Exceptions are TEMPORARY (15:27-35)

Chapters 16-17
Job’s Four Feelings

1. Disgust with his FRIENDS (16:1-6)
2. Disgust with his GOD (16:7-21)
3. Disgust with TODAY (17:1-9)
4. Disgust with TOMORROW (17:10-16)

The Missing Ingredient
Grace

1. Your sins are gone without a TRACE (Psalm 103:8-12)
2. It will show on your FACE
3. It will make a difference how we run this RACE (Galatians 3:3)
4. It will make a difference who we EMBRACE (Romans 5:8)
5. It will determine how we make our CASE
6. It alone will insure you make it to his PLACE (Ephesians 2:8-9)
*courtesy of Pastor John Symonds