Believers’ experience of life
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· 4 viewsGod is at work in all that happens to believers, whether to warn them, to draw them to himself or to do them good.
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God has a purpose in all the experiences that believers have in life
God has a purpose in all the experiences that believers have in life
Ro 8:28; Eph 1:11
See also Ge 21:22; Ge 28:16; Ge 39:20–21; Ge 45:5–8; 1 Sa 2:6–9; 1 Ch 29:11–12; Job 42:10–13; Ps 75:6–7; Ac 17:28; 1 Pe 4:12
Rejection of this conviction leads to despair
Rejection of this conviction leads to despair
Ec 1:1–2; Ec 1:16–17
God uses every experience in the lives of believers for good
God uses every experience in the lives of believers for good
To warn and correct
To warn and correct
Before I was afflicted, I was going astray,
but now I heed your word.
See also Ge 12:17; 2 Ch 7:13–14; Job 5:17; Is 38:17; Is 48:9–10; Am 4:10–11; Ro 2:4; Heb 12:5–11; Re 9:20–21
To test and exercise believers’ trust in God
To test and exercise believers’ trust in God
the one leading you in the great and terrible desert infested with dangerous snakes and scorpions and parched ground, where there is no water, and the one bringing out water for you from flint rock, the one feeding you manna in the desert, food that your ancestors did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you so that he could do good to you in the future.
See also Ex 15:22–25; Jdg 2:21–22; Ps 23:1–6; Ps 81:7; Is 43:1–2; Na 1:7; Ro 8:35–39; Php 4:12; Heb 11:17–19; Heb 13:6
To purify and prepare believers for glory
To purify and prepare believers for glory
Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outer person is being destroyed, yet our inner person is being renewed day after day. For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure and proportion,
See also Job 23:10; Ps 66:10; Is 48:10; Je 9:7; Zec 13:8–9; Ro 5:3–5; Ro 8:28–30; 1 Pe 1:6–7
To benefit others
To benefit others
Es 4:14; 2 Co 1:3–6; 2 Co 4:15; Php 1:12–14; 2 Ti 2:10
In all of life’s experiences believers should be thankful and trusting
In all of life’s experiences believers should be thankful and trusting
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
See also Ge 8:20 Noah’s sacrifice would, among other things, express his thankfulness; Dt 8:18; Job 1:20–21; Ps 103:1–2; Pr 3:5–6; Ac 16:25; Eph 5:20; 1 Ti 4:4–5
Believers do not merit the blessings they receive
Believers do not merit the blessings they receive
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
nor repaid us according to our iniquities.
See also Ge 32:10; Ge 50:19–21; Ezr 9:13; La 3:22; Lk 7:6; Ro 6:23