Job 1:11

"But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face""Cynicism is. natural result of Satan's inner character. In contrast to God's enthusiastic recommendation of Job, Satan scoffs" (McKenna p. 38). Are we cynical? People who argue that all Christians are secretly hypocrites or that every Christian is in error on some point, are the devil's advocates. People who argue that we can't follow everything in the Bible, that no man is truly serving God, and we all have impure motives, do not share God's enthusiasm for man's ability to obey and love Him purely. To Satan, every human act can be explained by. selfish motive. The accusation is, "There is no such thing as disinterested piety; men do right only when it is profitable. God is not worthy of service on the basis of His nature alone" (Jackson p. 20). In fact, the above is also an accusation against God. "God has bribed the profane Job to act pious" (p. 20). "Both God's character and Job's character are called into question. By inference, God needs Job to love Him and so protects and prospers him to assure his love" (McKenna p. 38). Satan could not deny that Job was faithful, but he questions Job's motivation. "It's all. front. He serves You only because of what he gets out of it. Take the pay away and he'll quit the job" (Zuck p. 15).

One of the basic questions answered in this book is "Will. man serve God for nothing?" "Will Job be seen as one who will serve God even if he gets nothing in return? Will anyone serve God for no personal gain? Does man serve God to get blessings, fearing that failure to worship will bring punishment?" (Zuck p. 15). Why do we serve God? Would we still serve Him if there were no earthly rewards?