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In reply to the discussion: Why JE must be discredited at all costs. [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Chapters 38-41.
It is not until Job, who was viewed as such a great man, admits how powerless and helpless he is and recognizes the vastly greater power of God and makes a sacrifice that Job is able to redeem himself and reclaim his life.
That is the point of the allegory to me -- that one who appears to have it all but is arrogant must recognize his own inadequacy.
John Edwards' affair was, in my view, due to arrogance. He thought he could have immediate pleasure and get by without paying a price. That is a common error. We often make it.
Because of his error, he caused enormous pain to his family. But whether he violated a campaign finance law is uncertain (partly because the law itself was unclear on this issue). And you can't convict someone of a crime if the law and the facts are uncertain.