Believers’ experience of life
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· 10 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
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I obey 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
15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. 16 He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you.
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
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
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
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests 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
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay 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