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2nd Corinthians 1:3-11
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* Having grown up in America it is difficult for us to well understand the things Paul and other New Testament writers have to say about persecution and suffering.
There was a price on the apostle’s head.
The Jewish authorities wanted him taken into custody so that they might stop the rapid spread of Christianity among the Jews.
Clement of Rome noted that Paul had suffered bonds seven times.
Ultimately, he was forced to endure suffering such as our Lord experienced and a permanent end was made of his troublemaking.
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* Paul knew that shared suffering was easier to bear.
For that reason he was willing to add to his burden and share the tribulations of fellow believers.
The apostle knew that shared troubles help Christians shift their focus from the external and temporal to the internal and eternal.
The source of all comfort is God Himself and His comfort is channeled through people and accessed via prayer and consolation.
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* It is a great blessing to know that (unless we allow it) nothing that occurs in this life has the absolute power to steal our hope, joy, and~/or peace.
I cannot say how many times through the years I have returned to this passage.
These words of Paul have preserved my sanity and peace when I have faced some difficulty with my ministry, any unfair persecution, sickness and depression, the imminent death of a loved one, or any other cause for distress.
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Three Points To Ponder*
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We have had our deliverances as well*
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From the threat of death and Hell*
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From the ravages of disease and hunger*
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From the despair induced by conviction of sin*
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From those that would kill our influence with their slander and lies*
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We are presently experiencing deliverance*
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From a thousand unseen dangers - Satan would have your life and soul but for God’s protection*
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From the ravages of crime, violence, and disease suffered by the larger society*
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From temptations and sins that would destroy the body and corrupt the soul*
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We fully expect the future to be as safe as the past and present*
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Safe from the fiery darts of the Devil*
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Safe from the moral degradation experienced by the unrepentant and unforgiven*
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Safe from the fears and uncertainties of old age, infirmity, and death*
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Arguments Supporting This Hope*
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The Lord’s past deliverance was neither earned nor deserved*
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There was no reason for Him to love us and Offer us salvation*
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As His love arises from His own nature we may safely assume it will continue unabated*
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By His foreknowledge, He was fully aware of what we were, are, and will be*
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The Father has tied our future to that of Christ*
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Only by renouncing His Son may God escape His promise to us*
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Why would He have made the promise if He did not intend to keep it?
/“If it were not so I would have told you!”/
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Three Conclusions Based Upon This Promise*
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Relationship does not remove us from danger; instead, it puts us right at the center of trouble*
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We will never be self sufficient*
*Our entire lives should be filled with praise!*
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