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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 17: Restoration
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Tag Archives: suffering
Shall I Not Drink It?
John 18:11 The cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): And Jesus did drink it, though it involved more suffering than we can imagine! Yet there was no resistance to that … Continue reading
Posted in Trials, Temptations & Afflictions
Tagged afflictions, cross bearing, faith, obedience, suffering, trials
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Christian Suffering in its Proper Perspective
2 Timothy 2:12—Romans 8:17,18; 1 Peter 3:14,15—4:16,19—Hebrews 11:25 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him—If so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present … Continue reading
Posted in Trials, Temptations & Afflictions
Tagged affliction, comfort, glory, prayer, suffering, tribulation
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Consider This
Job 9:12; Job 2:10; Ecclesiastes 7:14 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In the … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Solitude & Self-examination
Tagged affliction, chastisement, consider, faith, God's purposes, self-examination, suffering
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Jesus Christ’s Way of Dealing With Persecution
Hebrews 12:3; 1 Peter 2:19-24 Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Warfare, Opposition
Tagged example, Jesus Christ, persecution, strength, suffering
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Some Things to Remember on Remembrance Day
John 21:17-19; Revelation 6:9-11 Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my … Continue reading
Posted in Church History
Tagged gospel, honour, martyrs, persecution, suffering, testimony, truth, witness
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Jesus Christ, the King of Empathy
John 11:32-35 When Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
Tagged affliction, comfort, empathy, Jesus Christ, suffering, sympathy
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The Depths of Christ’s Suffering During Calvary’s Darkness
Psalm 69:2, Psalm 42:7, Psalm 130:1; Psalm 22:1; Matthew 27:45,46 I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me…Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy watersports: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me…Out … Continue reading
Posted in Attributes of God, Jesus Christ
Tagged Calvary, cross, cry, death, iniquities, punishment, separation, sorrow, suffering, wrath
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The Unpayable Price of Redemption
1 Corinthians 6:20 Ye are bought with a price. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): I cannot handle money but what I think I am bought with a price. I do not receipt a bill without recollecting that He has blotted out … Continue reading
Posted in Atonement, Crucifixion, Ascension
Tagged blood, cost, debt, Jesus Christ, price, redemption, salvation, suffering
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Jesus Christ, the Most Forsaken Man in the History of the World
Isaiah 53:3-5 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our … Continue reading
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Tagged despised, forsaken, Jesus Christ, substitute, suffering
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The Spirit of Martyrdom in the 21st Century
Genesis 4:8; I John 3:12 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And wherefore slew he … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual Warfare, Opposition
Tagged martydom, martyr, opposition, persecution, suffering
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