What is the meaning of Job 35:6? If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? – Sin never diminishes the greatness, power, or holiness of God. He remains “enthroned in the heavens” (Psalm 115:3) and “dwells in unapproachable light” (1 Timothy 6:16). – He is utterly self-sufficient: “He is not served by human hands, as if He needed anything” (Acts 17:25). – Scripture confirms that a man’s sin “does not affect Him” in the sense of taking something away from Him (Job 22:2-3). – What sin does do: • Brings guilt and condemnation on the sinner (Romans 6:23). • Grieves the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30) and provokes His righteous anger (Psalm 7:11). • Harms others created in His image (James 4:1-2). – David grasped this balance: “Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight” (Psalm 51:4). Offense is real, yet God Himself suffers no loss of being or glory. If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him? – Piling sin upon sin still cannot topple the throne of the Almighty: “The LORD reigns forever” (Psalm 9:7). – Multiplication of evil magnifies human ruin, not divine vulnerability. “Because of your stubbornness… you are storing up wrath for yourself” (Romans 2:5). – God’s moral order remains intact; judgment intensifies for the sinner: “The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). – Yet even multiplied transgressions are not beyond His saving reach (Isaiah 1:18; 1 Timothy 1:15-16). The cross proves that our worst does not overpower His redemptive purpose. summary • Job 35:6 teaches that human sin never robs God of anything; He is eternally perfect and self-sustaining. • Sin’s primary damage is toward the sinner and those around him, while it provokes but does not weaken God. • Increasing sin multiplies personal guilt and future judgment, not divine loss. • The passage humbles human pride, exalts God’s sovereignty, and points us to the only hope for multiplied transgressions: the mercy secured in Christ. |
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