Think of this which seems to be the center of the conflict...........
If all are sinners, then how can Job be perfect?
Job 1:1 says........
"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name
was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil".
Then there is
Romans 3:23........
"ALL have sinned and come short of the glory (approval) of God".
And Romans 3:10.............
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one."
And we can not forget Psalms 14:3........
"There is none that doeth good, no not one".
I think we all see the problem but some seem to be looking beyond what is actually being said. How do we reconcile this apparent contradiction? First of all
Job 1:1 is not saying that Job was
"perfect," that is, totally without sin, but rather, that he was "loyal/complete/moral". Some will even say that it means to keep the law.
Dr. James White says........
The Hebrew terms used in these passages do not mean sinlessness. Rather, the Hebrew word is tam, which refers to completeness, not sinless perfection.
When applied to man, it would refer to a complete man with moral integrity.
(
Brown, Driver, Briggs Hebrew lexicon for details).
The word "Tam" is understood to be equated with "well-rounded" or "fulfilling one's duties" or "in the right place" which would include proper reaction to sin, but it does not mean "sinless perfection".
If anyone is thinking that Job was "sinless and perfect" then you are reading into the Word of God what you want it to say and that speaks more of denominational teaching or an agenda than it does Biblical exegesis.
Any blamelessness and righteousness Job had was on account of his relationship with God who forgives and forgave him. Job was corrected for his sin in Job 39.
Job even repents: "Therefore I despise myself and
repent in dust and ashes" in
Job 42:6.
Job was not sinless, but he was a loyal, moral and complete man before God.
I do not have a dog in this hunt so please do not think I am arguing with anyone. I just thought you all might need a little more insight on the subject.