Job 8:1-22
In his answer to Job, Bildad revealed that he believed in a God of justice but not mercy. Bildad called Job a hypocrite because he heard Job admit that he was a sinner, but also his plea for forgiveness. Bildad considered this to be a contradiction. He did not believe that God forgives sins. In verses 5-6, Bildad revealed his belief that God would accept Job only if he could make himself absolutely perfect through his own efforts. Bildad exemplified the person who believes that one must make oneself absolutely perfect through good works in order to be accepted by God. Bildad failed to ask God about His nature. Had he done so, God might have revealed to him that He is a God of Love who will extend His forgiveness, mercy, and grace to all who come to believe that He has that power and that He will do all that is necessary to rid all humans of their sins and save them alive forever, some by His grace and all others in a general resurrection in the end of the world. John 5:28-29; John 1:29; I Corinthians 1:22; Luke 20:38; I Timothy 4:10; Revelation 20:5.
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