He says the pain forced him to use his own imagination to get out of it, rather than asking what he had done to deserve it.
Date (happened)
between 20 January 1961 and 22 November 1963
certain
- between 20 January 1961 and 22 November 1963
- between 20 January 1961 and 22 November 1963
Persons
Told / reported
- between 20 January 1961 and 22 November 1963
- between 20 January 1961 and 22 November 1963
Sources
Source
- Job - Your Biography: Questions and Answers ¶9 (And I had that pain for–excruciating pain– but it FORCED me to use my imagination to get out of that pain.)
Attested in 1 lecture
| Date | Lecture or book | Telling | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-01-20 [between/certain/bound] | Job - Your Biography: Questions and Answers | Certainly! If tonight I found myself COMPLETELY behind the eight ball because that is part of my training, then let me use God’s law, and exercise my talent to come out of that pit. I don’t accept it as final. I don’t even accept it as temporary. But I mustn’t blame myself when I find myself in the pit. That is told us so clearly in the gospel: Do you think that when the tower fell and killed eighteen, they were greater sinners than the others in Jerusalem? I tell you not! But unless you repent, you shall have the same fate. “Repent” means “change your attitude.” Everything is a [...] for man… | 555269 |