God’s Revealed Purposes To grow us in holiness Ps. 119:67 I obey your word” To strengthen our assurance “ …now Heb 12:7-8 is treating you as sons” “God 1 Pet 1:6-7 that your faith…may be proved “…so genuine” To build perseverance Rom 5:3 produces perserverance” “…suffering To glorify God Phil 3:7-8 whose sake I have lost all things” “…for To grow us in maturity Jas 1:2-3 that you may be mature” “…so Conclusion the danger of to know. needing To teach us His word Ps 119:71 that I might learn your decrees” “so Praise God for how much he’s already told us of how he uses suffering for good. To help us encourage others 2 Cor 1:3-4 that we can comfort those in any “…so trouble” To wean us off self-reliance 2 Cor 1: 8b-9 that we might not rely on ourselves “…so but on God”
God’s Revealed Purposes To grow us in holiness Ps. 119:67 “ …now I obey your word” To build perseverance Rom 5:3 “…suffering produces perserverance” To grow us in maturity Jas 1:2-3 “…so that you may be mature” To teach us His word Ps 119:71 “so that I might learn your decrees” To help us encourage others 2 Cor 1:3-4 “…so that we can comfort those in any trouble” To wean us off self-reliance 2 Cor 1: 8b-9 “…so that we might not rely on ourselves but on God” To strengthen our assurance Heb 12:7-8 “God is treating you as sons” 1 Pet 1:6-7 “…so that your faith…may be proved genuine” To glorify God Phil 3:7-8 “…for whose sake I have lost all things” Conclusion the danger of needing to know. Praise God for how much he’s already told us of how he uses suffering for good.
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