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... deliver the blessings promised in His Word . Belief in the Word is the key to God delivering on His promises . Jesus revealed that the measure of faith which a believer has in God's Word determines the measure by which the Word will ...
... deliver the blessings promised in His Word . Belief in the Word is the key to God delivering on His promises . Jesus revealed that the measure of faith which a believer has in God's Word determines the measure by which the Word will ...
Page xvii
... delivering another person despite man's neglect to pray . God is able to factor into His Sovereign governance of Creation the effect of believers ' prayers freely offered up , and His will and purposes will always be accomplished ...
... delivering another person despite man's neglect to pray . God is able to factor into His Sovereign governance of Creation the effect of believers ' prayers freely offered up , and His will and purposes will always be accomplished ...
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... delivered by a messenger of Satan , to prevent Paul from becoming too elated over the divine revelations he had received . God turned Paul's focus toward Him , and affirmed that God's strength was sufficient for Paul to overcome his ...
... delivered by a messenger of Satan , to prevent Paul from becoming too elated over the divine revelations he had received . God turned Paul's focus toward Him , and affirmed that God's strength was sufficient for Paul to overcome his ...
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... deliver us from evil ” ( Matthew 6:13 ) , and Jesus would never prescribe futile prayers for us . Psalm 97:10 instructs believers : " Ye that love the Lord , hate evil . " The righteous are to hate evil and love good ; to do good even ...
... deliver us from evil ” ( Matthew 6:13 ) , and Jesus would never prescribe futile prayers for us . Psalm 97:10 instructs believers : " Ye that love the Lord , hate evil . " The righteous are to hate evil and love good ; to do good even ...
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... delivered Israel by parting the Red Sea to allow them to pass through it , and then closing it back upon the pursuing Egyptians . He personally guided the Israelites in a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night , for forty years in ...
... delivered Israel by parting the Red Sea to allow them to pass through it , and then closing it back upon the pursuing Egyptians . He personally guided the Israelites in a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night , for forty years in ...
Contents
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A Celebration of Gods Sovereignty | 113 |
Blessings Have Inherent Potential For Harm | 145 |
Gods Blessing of Participation by Faith | 175 |
Gods Blessing of Participation by Obedience | 207 |
Gods Blessing of Participation in Holiness | 285 |
The Unavoidable Suffering of Training | 307 |
The Lords Suffer | 329 |
Suffering When God Punishes Evil | 357 |
Evil Authored by Free Beings | 387 |
Gods Creative Uses of Suffering | 413 |
Suffering as Gods Instrument of Grace | 437 |
Portals to Fellowship With God | 459 |
Gods Blessing of Participation in Stewardship | 241 |
Gods Blessing of Participation in Christs Church | 265 |
Endnotes | 471 |
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Page 112 - But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create ; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy...
Page 295 - And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, "It is my people:" and they shall say, "The Lord is my God.
Page 239 - Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
Page 224 - Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
Page 437 - Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Page 250 - Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words.
Page 215 - I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 'Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Page 46 - That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.