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Posts Tagged ‘Suffering’

Frustrate the Devil

Written by Ben
Tuesday, 27 September 2011 13:53
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How would you like to ruin the devil’s day?  Want to see him with shoulders drooped, face all scrunched up in a frown of disappointment, and sitting on a bench pouting?  That sounds awesome, doesn’t it?  Okay then, here’s the game plan:  rejoice in your suffering. No seriously.  God has ordained suffering for your life [...]

 

Through the Fire: 10 Truths to Help in the Face of Persecution

Written by Ben
Sunday, 15 August 2010 17:19
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Ben Franklin once said, “In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.”  While I appreciate his wit and agree that those two things are an unfortunate mainstay, there are, of course, many more certainties we can expect in this age.  For the Christian, one certainty, I’m sad to say, is persecution.  Suffering of [...]

 

Super-Conqueror

Written by Ben
Sunday, 08 August 2010 17:47
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One of the great testimonial songs in the hymnal begins this way: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! In the midst of life’s storms, assurance that God will never let you go is a wonderful comfort.  The fact that you, no matter the situation, will be victorious in the [...]

 

The Innocent Sufferer

Written by Ben
Sunday, 01 August 2010 07:57
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As one looks at the life of Job (pronounced \Jōb\) in Scripture, nobody can deny the fact that Job suffered greatly.  In one day through major catastrophic events, he lost his great number of livestock, his many servants, and all ten of his children.  Soon thereafter, he was smitten with a terrible disease, causing black, [...]

 

Why Do Bad Things Happen?

Written by Ben
Sunday, 18 July 2010 14:23
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Bad things happen.  The reality of calamity isn’t news to anybody.  Just live long enough and you’ll know it firsthand.  But the “why” question is usually what’s burning on everybody’s heart. Do you ever wonder why bad things happen?  I’m not talking about the immediate cause, like the accelerator sticking on a Toyota Camry.  I’m [...]