Tag: suffering
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Thoughts on Habakkuk
I recently handled a Bible study via Zoom on Habakkuk, one where I had to touch on sufffering, God’s role in it, God’s purpose in it, and what our response should be. Although I believe that what I said during the Bible study faithfully aligns with Habakkuk’s teaching, I realize that some of the things…
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Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” (Genesis 50:20) “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”…
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The end God has in mind …
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (Romans 8:18) The end God has in mind regarding our sufferings is not just our personal conformity to Christ, but also the conformity of the whole church to Christ, so…
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Pain can be a gift
Believe it or not, pain can be a gift. A terrible gift, to be sure; but a gift nevertheless. Now it is the sufferer’s task to unravel the mystery of how her pain can be a gift. And if she is not able to do so, to commit herself to the Lord who makes all…
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Suffering as Medicinal
Sometimes the Lord sends suffering in order to cure an inward corruption. The sorrow that suffering produces serves as medicine to dissolve the rage or pride or some other wickedness that dwells in the hardened heart. It softens the heart and produces compassion within. In God’s hands suffering is the chisel by which he carves…
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How to Know Your Vocation
It is only from one’s unique history of suffering that one can define accurately one’s own calling. Only from a particular history of special anguish and personal travail can one come to know how God is calling one to be present to the suffering world even as God the Son has become present to it.…
PHILIPPINE THEO LAW GEE 