Thematic Bible: Divine methods used for testing believers
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spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » Divine delays test men's courage and patience
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How long, O Lord? Will Youforget me forever?
How longwill You hide Your face from me?
How long, O Lord? Will You
How long
Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.
So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.
My
Martha then said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
Verse Concepts
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice
You have visited me by night;
You have
I have
Even in the matter of the envoys of the rulers of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone only to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
And the one who loves violence His soul hates.
For the righteous God
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By leading men in a difficult way
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to find out if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By demanding great sacrifices
Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin.”
Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By proposing hard tasks
So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.
Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?" This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting men to suffer when in the pathway of duty (paul and silas)
When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely; and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting temptation
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.