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Tag Archives: suffering
Stubborn Faith; March 14, 2023
Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face. There are different kinds of faith, or at least different manifestations of faith. Job’s faith was a grit-your-teeth-and-dig-in-your-heels kind … Continue reading
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Tagged faithfulness, innocence, Job, joy, optimism, peace, sin, stubborn faith, suffering, troubles
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Response to Trials; February 19, 2023
James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not … Continue reading
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Tagged character, comfort, focus, God's plans, gratitude, lessons, maturity, priorities, resisting the devil, spiritual growth, suffering, trials
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Christ’s Attitude; February 6, 2023
Philippians 2:5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. The Japanese links the magnificent description of Christ’s attitude in verses 6-11 explicitly with what Paul has said in verses 3-4. That’s not to say that those … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, Jesus' attitude, Jesus' love, Jesus' sacrifice, salvation, suffering, trials
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Standing for Truth; January 14, 2023
Acts 5:42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. This is certainly a prime example of civil disobedience! As they had … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, authorities, autocrats, commitment, gender, lies, persecution, responsibility, spiritual warfare, suffering, truth
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Spiritual Growth; December 16, 2022
Hebrews 5:8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered. This verse reinforces the humanity of Jesus. Even for Him, total obedience to the Father didn’t come automatically! This doesn’t answer such questions as “the age … Continue reading
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Tagged age of accountability, blessings, discipline, faith, spiritual growth, suffering, training, trials, trusting God
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Job’s Joy; August 2, 2022
Job 6:10 Then I would still have this consolation– my joy in unrelenting pain– that I had not denied the words of the Holy One. Job went through a lot. Whether he actually existed or whether the book was written … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, faithfulness, integrity, Job, joy, martyrs, peace, satisfaction, suffering, taking up our cross
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Suffering; April 23, 2022
Isaiah 38:16-17 Lord, by such things men live; and my spirit finds life in them too. You restored me to health and let me live. Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. Once again differences in … Continue reading
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Tagged health, illness, injury, marriage, maturity, medicine, pampering, shalom, suffering, trusting God
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Suffering; March 11, 2022
Job 19:25-26 “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.” This magnificent statement has naturally been … Continue reading
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Tagged bitterness, faith, hope, Job, pain, prayer, skin problems, spiritual growth, suffering
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Tribulation; February 26, 2022
Revelation 7:9-10 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, heaven, persecution, prejudice, suffering, theology, tribulation, trouble, Ukraine, unity
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Response to Suffering; February 12, 2022
1 Thessalonians 1:6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. The Japanese and the NIV reverse the order of the elements … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance, endurance, faith, focus, martyrdom, pain, persecution, perspective, snowflakes, suffering, trials
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