That is maddeningly ridiculous and sounds more like the idea of karma. Job was afflicted even though God Himself said he had done nothing wrong. In John 9:1-4 it says, "As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' Jesus answered, 'It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.'"
I once wrote up an extensive list of reasons the Bible gives for suffering: http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2007/07/16/scriptural-reasons-for-suffering/ Barbara H. On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Janet Dunn <[email protected]> wrote: > The last neuro that I went to told me that when you are not living a > good life, then God will afflict you. When you straighten up your life > and live the way you are supposed to, a way that is pleasing to God, then > He will stop the affliction. He told me to go home and be grateful that my > affliction has not caused more damage, and that God has allowed me to get > to where I am. geesh, thanks buddy. > > Janet > > >
