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  1. megan_26

    When At First You Don't Succeed...

    "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him." James 1:12 Do you ever feel like you're trapped in a never-ending cycle of the same kinds of suffering and challenges? I...
    • megan_26
    • Blog entry
    • 2 min read
    • christian hope jesus pain perseverance pray prayer suffering trials trust
    • Category: General
  2. Christsfreeservant

    Blessings of Grace

    Psalm 119:57-64 NASB The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. I sought Your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word. I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies. I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments. The cords of the...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    O Lord, My Strength!

    My Deliverer Psalm 18:1-3 NASB “I love You, O Lord, my strength.” The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my...
  4. Drought of the Heart

    Matthew 18:3

    Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. That is not a very understood or lived out verse in our culture, it was not then and certainly not now. I , for many reason had to become an...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Wonderful News!

    In Christ Jesus Romans 8:1-4 NASB Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His...
  6. Episaw

    Look Out!

    I am the first to admit that some churches in some countries are on a roller coaster. Mainly in places where Christians are under excessive persecution. Places like China, Nigeria, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Pakistan and India to name a few. In places like that, the choice is stark. A case of...
    • Episaw
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • growing church move of god revival suffering
    • Category: General
  7. Episaw

    Cino's

    I am sure that most of you know what a CINO is. In case you don't, it stands for a "Christian in name only." Hence CINO. Let me clarify. Sleeping in a garage does not make you a car. Attending a religious ceremony in a church does not make you a Christian. Before I became a follower of...
    • Episaw
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • cino's needs suffering thankfulness
    • Category: General
  8. Christsfreeservant

    But Not Adversity?

    Job was a righteous man who loved, worshiped and served God with his life. But, one day God allowed Satan to come after Job with all kinds of trials and tribulations. He lost nearly everything. And, then God allowed Satan to inflict Job’s body with all kinds of sores. But, in all this, Job did...
  9. marcosgpro

    Suffering can bring glory to God.. but can't there be another way?

    Hello fellow believers. I am a true believer in Christ and the bible. I am not looking for a debate. I just want some help with dealing with this issue. I am struggling with my faith because I just have a hard time accepting God's way of using suffering to bring us towards him. I honestly...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Standing Tall

    By Doing Good 1 Peter 2:13-17 ESV Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to...
  11. derpytia

    Suffering For The Sake Of Others

    Hoooooo boy. I think God lately is making it very clear that He intends to make me more Christlike by allowing me to suffer (and suffer immensely) so that I can be of help and comfort to others. I'm already doing it now. Good gracious that's wonderful and a joy to me but it also makes me so...
    • derpytia
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • comfort grace suffering
    • Category: General
  12. 2PhiloVoid

    The Nature of Human Suffering, assessed by Eleonore Stump...

    Hello Everyone, In this 8 ½ minute video segment of an interview with the Christian [Catholic] philosopher, Eleonore Stump, critical insights are offered by her regarding the topic of Christian Theodicy from her book, Wandering in Darkness. Part of her discussion in the video focuses upon the...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Unjust Suffering

    Do you ever just want to run away from your circumstances? Or, do you call out to God in your suffering, and beg for deliverance from it all? The pain of all you are going through just seems so overwhelming, and so you want relief. You want it all to be over, gone, done away with. And, yet it...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Betrayed To Death

    Condemned to Death Matthew 20:17-19 NIV Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Suffering for Righteousness

    A Man of Sorrows Isaiah 53:1-3 ESV Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    An Overwhelming Sadness

    An Original Work / March 22, 2018 Do you ever feel an overwhelming sadness? All around you seems then to be so much pain. Sin has run amok within the walls of churches. For the gospel truth, there is so much disdain. Men in pulpits hiding sins behind the curtain, Making jokes about the sacred...
  17. N

    Suffering and bad things happen while on this earth

    This world has death and circumstances that come upon us all even when we are saved or innocent, all because of sin. When Jesus walked the earth Lazarus still got sick and died, little children died and were suffering from seizures and demons. John the Baptist was beheaded. The only difference...
    • NewCreation17
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    • disease god holy holy spirit jesus jesus christ sickness suffering trials tribulations
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    • Forum: Non-denominational
  18. Christsfreeservant

    Providence of God

    Sufferings of Job A summary of the book of Job Job was a righteous man in God’s eyes. The Bible says that he was “blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.” Yet, God permitted Satan to come against Job to test Job’s faith. In one day Job lost most all his servants, his animals, and...
  19. insurchoftruth

    Suffering And Prayer-No Despair Luke 22:44

    Suffering And Prayer-No Despair Luke 22:44 When we face difficulty, we often sink into a despair instead of prayer. But we can see how Jesus dealt with extreme difficulty. When he was in the hour to be handed into the hands of those who wanted to kill him, he prayed more fervently. Instead...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Hope and Future

    Is there such a thing as absolute truth? Are there definite rights and wrongs? Or, is morality completely subjective? Are we to show tolerance (acceptance) of all beliefs and practices? Should we make allowances for sin – sin as defined by God? Or for different religions? And, should we...
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