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... Peter , according to Jesus : " Simon , Simon , behold , Satan demanded to have you , that he might sift you like wheat , but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail ; and when you have turned again , strengthen your brethren ...
... Peter , according to Jesus : " Simon , Simon , behold , Satan demanded to have you , that he might sift you like wheat , but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail ; and when you have turned again , strengthen your brethren ...
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... Peter 1:17 ) . Colossians 1 : 16-20 sums up Christ's significance for mankind : " For in him all things were created ... He is the head of the body , the church , he is the beginning , the first - born from the dead ... and through him ...
... Peter 1:17 ) . Colossians 1 : 16-20 sums up Christ's significance for mankind : " For in him all things were created ... He is the head of the body , the church , he is the beginning , the first - born from the dead ... and through him ...
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... Peter 1 : 2 , KJV , says that believers are “ elect according to the foreknowledge of God . " The passage does not say election is based on God's choice , but on His foreknowledge . And those whom He " foreknew he also predestined to be ...
... Peter 1 : 2 , KJV , says that believers are “ elect according to the foreknowledge of God . " The passage does not say election is based on God's choice , but on His foreknowledge . And those whom He " foreknew he also predestined to be ...
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... Peter 3 : 9 adds : " The Lord is ... forbearing toward you , not wishing that any should perish , but that all should reach repentance . " The terms “ any ” and “ all " are inclusive , and exclude no one from God's grace . If God ...
... Peter 3 : 9 adds : " The Lord is ... forbearing toward you , not wishing that any should perish , but that all should reach repentance . " The terms “ any ” and “ all " are inclusive , and exclude no one from God's grace . If God ...
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... Peter and Andrew to " Follow me , and I will make you fishers of men . " From the beginning , faith's response is not only believing Who Jesus is , but also involves following Jesus as He leads the way . One must exert as much effort to ...
... Peter and Andrew to " Follow me , and I will make you fishers of men . " From the beginning , faith's response is not only believing Who Jesus is , but also involves following Jesus as He leads the way . One must exert as much effort to ...
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.