THEOSISGregory the Great
If I am judged, I am confident that I will be deemed just. In this context, the blessed Job simply shares what the Truth has declared within regarding the eternal adversary's view of him: Have you set your gaze upon My servant Job? There is none like him on the earth. Yet, what this holy man expresses about himself pales in comparison to what the Lord speaks of him. To be deemed ‘just’ is one thing, while lacking anyone to compare oneself to is another.
Read more (225 words)
Job humbly regarded himself, acknowledging his singularity without claiming superiority over others; he merely affirmed that he was ‘just.’ However, it prompts further reflection on his previous statements, where he mentioned, I have scrutinized my ways before Him, and he later admits, You hold against me the sins of my youth, as seen in Job 13:26. While recognizing his shortcomings, he also states, My iniquity is sealed in a bag, Job 14:17, and yet declares, If I am judged, I am certain I will be found righteous. Sin and righteousness cannot coexist. The holy man recognizes his faults and attributes his cleansing to God, acknowledging that he is a sinner by nature while also understanding that he has been granted righteousness as a free gift. He, who despite engaging in righteous acts, experiences the overflowing grace from the trials inflicted upon him, finds joy in the prospect of judgment, confident that he will be declared righteous, especially since he has already endured suffering prior to judgment. Thus, when he remarks that his sin is sealed, he promptly adds, But You have healed my iniquity. Therefore, when he proclaims himself as ‘just’ in the eyes of judgment, it does not imply that he believes his suffering was unjust, for the Lord, while not aiming to annul his sins through affliction, indeed amplified his merit through it.