Biblical Insights About Suffering
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| Genesis |
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#1692 |
God didn't want Man to be Alone (without a Woman) |
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#1142 |
Sin brought a Curse, but the Serpent's Curse was Worse |
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#21 |
The Curse God Put on Earth Caused Pain for Women During Childbirth |
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#16 |
Cursed Earth, the 2nd Of 5 Earths In Scripture |
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#17 |
The Curse God Put On Earth Made It Hard To Grow Food |
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#18 |
The Curse God Put On Earth Brought Thorns & Weeds |
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#20 |
The Curse God Put On Earth Caused Death - Old Testament |
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#23 |
Fruit From The Tree Of Life Makes Physical Man Immortal |
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#329 |
God "Destroyed" the Cursed Earth with a Flood, but it's Still Here |
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#332 |
God Promised Never Again to Destroy Everything Living on Earth |
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#1426 |
Abram Was Depressed because He Didn't Have An Heir |
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| Exodus |
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#1719 |
Opression of God's People is Proportionate to His Empowerment |
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#1121 |
Israel Followed God to Marah, & the Water Was No Good |
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#1122 |
Moses Followed God while Israel Complained |
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#1123 |
Moses Cried Out to God, & Bad Water became Good |
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#1124 |
God Tested Israel by leading them to Marah (the place with bitter water) |
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#1126 |
Obedience to God brings Healing |
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#1226 |
God Wanted Some Manna Saved to Show to Others How He Always Provides |
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#1163 |
All Who Cross God's Boundaries will Die |
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#1041 |
God Uses Fear to Keep You From Sinning |
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| Numbers |
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#1364 |
Discontentment Often Comes from Listening to Ungodly People |
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#1365 |
Discontentment comes from Expecting Past Blessings to Continue |
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#1513 |
Israel let Trials lead them to become Impatient With God |
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#1515 |
Israel's Impatience Led them to Complain, & God Sent a Plague |
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#1518 |
God's Remedy for Sin Brought Life back to Israel |
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| Deuteronomy |
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#1066 |
God Disciplines You for Your Own Good |
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#799 |
God Will Reclaim What is His, both People & Land |
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| Judges |
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#850 |
God Allows Difficulties To Test Us |
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#851 |
God Allows us to Suffer Alone Sometimes to Teach Us What We Need to Know |
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#852 |
God Allows Difficulties to See If We Will Obey |
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#853 |
Most of Israel Failed God's Tests, Serving Many false demon gods |
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#1096 |
Israel Confessed their Idolatry & Prayed to God, but Still Worshipped Idols |
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#1099 |
God Told Israel To Seek Help From The Other gods They Had Chosen |
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#1101 |
Israel Put Away All Foreign gods, & God Was Filled With Compassion |
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#1730 |
Again, Israel did Evil, & God let the Philistines Oppress them 40 years |
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| Ruth |
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#1817 |
Israel's Disobedience brought Famine, so Elimelech Ran from God |
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#1818 |
Naomi was the Victom of Elimelech's Disobedient Choices |
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#1819 |
Naomi's Son's also Disobeyed, Marrying Moabite Women |
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#1820 |
Mahlon & Kilion Disobeyed by Marrying Moabite Women, so they also Died |
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#1821 |
God Ended Israel's Drought, so Naomi Decided to Go Home |
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#1826 |
Naomi was Bitter & Blamed God |
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#1827 |
Ruth Chose to serve Naomi's God in Israel |
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| 1 Samuel |
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#1535 |
God Sent a Plague of Mice & Tumors on the Philistines |
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#1536 |
The Philistines Realized God was More Powerful than Dagon |
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#1537 |
The Philistines had a Conference, & Decided to Move the Ark to Gath |
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#1538 |
The Philistines Moved the Ark to Gath, so God Sent Tumors to Gath's People |
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#1539 |
The Philistines Moved the Ark to Ekron, & the People of Ekron Cried in Fear |
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#1540 |
The Philistines Sent the Ark of God back to Israel |
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#1541 |
The Philistines Sent the Ark of God back to Israel Because they Feared Him |
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#1542 |
The Philistines Died or Got Cancer while they had Israel's Ark |
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#1423 |
David's Kindness brought Praise from Saul (His Enemy) |
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#1265 |
King Saul Prayed, but God Abandoned Him Because of His Disobedience |
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#1279 |
Saul Crumpled in Fear at the News of His Certain Death |
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| 2 Samuel |
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#1342 |
Israel had a Famine, & David Didn't know Why, So He Prayed |
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#1352 |
Your Own People Will Sometimes Attack You |
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#934 |
David Trained His Conscience to Steer Him Right |
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#936 |
Disobey, & Judgment Will Come |
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#939 |
God Sometimes Sends Plagues Because of Sin |
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| 1 Kings |
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#994 |
Baal's Prophets Prayed Louder & Cut Themselves to Get his Attention |
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| 2 Chronicles |
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#983 |
Jehoshaphat Cried to God, & God Saved Him |
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| Job |
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#925 |
Satan Had God's Permission to Attack, & Used Human Raiders to Do So |
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#926 |
Satan Had God's Permission to Attack, & Used Lightning to Do So |
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#927 |
Satan Had God's Permission to Attack, & Used Chaldean Raiders to Do So |
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#928 |
Satan Had God's Permission to Attack, & Used a Tornado to Do So |
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#929 |
Job's Suffering, Pain, & Grief didn't keep him from Worshiping God |
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#1547 |
Job Gave God the Sacrifice of Praise During his Suffering |
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#1548 |
Job did not Sin by Blaming God for his Suffering |
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#971 |
God Gives Revelations that Warn, but we don't Listen |
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#973 |
God Sometimes Uses Sickness to Discipline Us |
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#1653 |
God Answered Job's Careless Words |
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#1665 |
God Answered Job's Careless Words with Questions |
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| Psalms |
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#941 |
God Watches Over His People, & Will Destroy the Wicked |
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#918 |
God Protects & Restores |
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#1849 |
Messiah was to have His Hands & Feet Pierced - Literal |
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#5 |
Pray When You're Afraid & God Will Free You From Fear |
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#1434 |
God Knows your Daily Struggles & Offers Eternal Rewards |
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#1435 |
God helps Godly People Through Hard Times |
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#1301 |
The Poor Will Cry Out to the Messiah & He Will Save Them - Literal (Future) |
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#960 |
Suffering Teaches us to Pay Attention to God's Word |
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#957 |
God Protects You from Defeat, & Guards You While You Sleep |
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| Ecclesiastes |
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#1783 |
Finish Strong |
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| Isaiah |
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#1449 |
God Delivers the Godly & Promises Rewards for All Who Do the Right Thing |
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#1084 |
Drunkenness leads to Great Sorrow |
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#1085 |
Corruption & Dishonesty lead to a Fiery Demise |
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#1325 |
Messiah Was To Heal The Blind & The Deaf - Literal |
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#1506 |
God Knows Pre-Born Babies, so Abortion is Murder |
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#1507 |
God Protects You with His Own Hand |
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#1437 |
Daily Life & Struggles often Seem Purposeless |
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#1309 |
Messiah Was To Suffer On Our Behalf - Literal |
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#1311 |
Everyone Sins - Messiah Was To Bear Our Punishment - Literal |
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#1044 |
Jesus will Return to Punish Evil People |
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#1474 |
God will Reward those Suffer for Him |
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| Jeremiah |
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#1795 |
God Makes Sure His Words Come True - Literally |
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#1740 |
Pride Angers God Greatly |
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#1453 |
God Loves His Own, but Ordains Consequences To Sin |
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#1726 |
Pray to God & You will Learn Important Secrets |
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| Lamentations |
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#326 |
Quietly Hope for Help from God |
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| Daniel |
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#835 |
Daniel Fasted & Prayed 21 Days |
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#836 |
Daniel Fasted & Prayed 21 Days, & an Angel Arrived |
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#842 |
The Angel had been Trying to come for 21 Days |
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#843 |
The Angel had been trying to come for 21 Days, but a Demon Detained him |
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#847 |
The Angel Spoke Peace & Strength into Daniel |
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| Amos |
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#738 |
Disasters Come from God |
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| Amos 4:6 | #779 |
God Sometimes Brings Trials to Turn Us Back to Him |
| Obadiah |
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| Obadiah 1:12 | #178 |
Don't Rejoice When Others Suffer |
| Jonah |
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| Jonah 1:4 | #897 |
God Uses Life's Circumstances to Get Your Attention |
| Jonah 1:5a | #898 |
Fear Leads People to Blame their God or Seek Him |
#900 |
Prayer Provides Answers & Protection |
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#901 |
If You Run from God, He Will Find You |
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#1433 |
When You're in Danger, it's OK to Pray with Emotion |
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| Malachi |
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| Malachi 3:17 | #1399 |
God Will Show Mercy to All Who Respect His Commands |
| Matthew |
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#537 |
Suffering Great Loss is the Only Way Some Find God |
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#1443 |
Take Joy in Suffering |
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#1444 |
God Rewards You Greatly for Every Ounce of Suffering you Endure |
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#6 |
Pray For Your Enemies |
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#1319 |
Messiah was to Bring Healing - Literal |
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#1320 |
Jesus Healed People to Fulfill Prophecy Literally |
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#1471 |
John Doubted Jesus in the Face of Suffering |
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#1472 |
Jesus Literally Healed the Blind & Crippled |
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#1228 |
God Hides Things from Some, & Reveals them to Others |
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#1132 |
As a Christian, Your Words have Great Power |
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#1330 |
Heaven Invites People to a Feast Who Refuse to Come |
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#1332 |
The King's Messengers are often Mistreated & Sometimes Killed |
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#1336 |
The King Threw Out the Inappropriately Dressed Wedding Guest |
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#1650 |
Jesus Prophesied the End of the Age as Being Full of Wars & Rumors of Wars |
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#609 |
Jewish Rabbis Taunted Jesus with Testimony from False Witnesses |
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#1847 |
Judas Betrayed Jesus for 30 Pieces of Silver - Literally |
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#1321 |
Messiah was to be Wounded & Crushed for Our Sins - Literal |
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#1850 |
Jesus was Nailed to a Cross & Soldiers Gambled for His Clothes - Literally |
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| Mark |
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#185 |
As Soon As Jesus Was Baptized, the Spirit Led Him |
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#186 |
As Soon As Jesus Was Baptized, 40 Days of Temptation Came |
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#712 |
Jesus was Resurrected on Sunday While the Disciples Mourned His Death |
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| Luke |
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| Luke 4:1-2a | #1055 |
Satan Often Attacks Right After Baptism |
| Luke 4:3-4 | #1056 |
Satan vs Jesus - Temptation #1 - Desire at a Moment of Weakness |
| Luke 5:18 | #472 |
Jesus is the One to Bring Your Suffering Friends To |
| Luke 5:25 | #479 |
Jesus Proved His Authority to Forgive by Healing |
| Luke 5:26 | #480 |
When Jesus Healed, They Recognized God |
| Luke 6:22 | #1464 |
Rejected People have a place in God's Kingdom by Covenant with Jesus |
| Luke 8:12 | #210 |
Satan Attacks the Moment God's Word Is Taught |
| Luke 13:2-3a | #1239 |
Suffering & Evil Aren't Always Linked |
| Luke 14:11 | #1418 |
The Proud will be Humbled, & the Humble will be Exalted |
| Acts |
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#1848 |
Jesus was Rejected & is the Cornerstone of the Church |
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#1286 |
Peter & John had been in Prison for Healing in Jesus's Name |
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#1288 |
The Church Prayed for Boldness in the Face of Government Opposition |
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#866 |
Bitterness & Jealousy can Hold You Captive |
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#867 |
Prayer has the Power to Prevent Disaster |
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#635 |
God Wants Us to be Physically Restored & Spiritually Enriched |
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#1774 |
The Church Helps Each Other Cope & Grow |
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#1764 |
Paul was an Accessory to the Murder of Stephen |
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| Romans |
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#1831 |
Godless People know Evil Deserves Death, but Continue in it |
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#19 |
The Curse God Put On Earth Caused Death - New Testament |
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#1112 |
Adam's Sin brought Death, but Jesus's Death brings Life |
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#1113 |
Sin brought Death, but God's Grace is Greater |
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#1116 |
One Sin = Condemnation and Death for All |
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#1119 |
Death's Power is Nullified by God's Power Through Jesus |
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#1040 |
Freedom from Death Comes through Jesus |
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#507 |
Suffering Assures We Will Share In God's Glory |
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#1107 |
Endure today's Pain for the Kingdom - it Will be Worth It |
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#24 |
God's Curse Covers All Creation |
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#760 |
Creation is Groaning for Restoration |
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#761 |
Christians Groan for Resurrection, which is Tied to the Restoration of Earth |
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#822 |
Hell's Powerful Demons Work to Separate Us from God |
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#1069 |
Elijah thought he was the Only one Faithful to God & Truth |
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#1683 |
God wants you to Lie Still on the Altar of Service to Him |
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#551 |
Don't Punish Others, Let God Do It |
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| 1 Corinthians |
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| 1 Corinthians 3:15 | #141 |
Some Will Be Saved Without Getting Heavenly Rewards |
| 1 Corinthians 9:25 | #1402 |
God Wants You to Train Hard So You Can Get An Eternal Crown |
| 1 Corinthians 9:27 | #1404 |
Discipline Yourself to Receive Eternal Rewards |
| 2 Corinthians |
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| 2 Corinthians 4:17 | #290 |
Suffering Now Produces Future Glory |
| 2 Corinthians 4:18a | #291 |
Focus on Heaven, Not Your Current Suffering |
| 2 Corinthians 5:1a | #747 |
Your Present Body Will Be Destroyed |
#1758 |
God Provides what you Need and More, so You Can Help Others |
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| 2 Corinthians 12:7 | #597 |
Paul's Thorn in the Flesh Involved a Demon |
| 2 Corinthians 12:8 | #598 |
God Repeatedly Refused to Remove Paul's Thorn in the Flesh |
| 2 Corinthians 12:10 | #600 |
Accept Life's Suffering & God Will Show His Power |
| Galatians |
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| Galatians 1:4 | #880 |
Jesus Died to Rescue Us |
| Galatians 1:8 | #1282 |
God Condemns All Who Preach a Distorted Gospel Message, Man or Angel |
| Galatians 1:9 | #1283 |
God will Curse All Who Preach a Distorted Gospel Message |
| Galatians 3:22a | #1720 |
Everyone is under the Controlling Power of Sin |
| Galatians 6:8b | #1375 |
Live With God's Agenda in Mind, & You'll Get Eternal Life |
| Ephesians |
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| Ephesians 5:15 | #948 |
Live with a Focus on your Purpose |
| Ephesians 6:11 | #190 |
Put On God's Armor So You Can Stand Against Satan |
| Ephesians 6:12 | #191 |
Put On God's Armor Because Your Enemies Are Unseen |
| Ephesians 6:13 | #192 |
Put On God's Armor, It Guarantees Your Survival |
| Ephesians 6:14a | #193 |
Put On God's Armor, Wear the Belt of Truth |
| Ephesians 6:14b | #194 |
Put On God's Armor, Wear the Breastplate of Righteousness |
| Ephesians 6:15 | #195 |
Put On God's Armor, Wear the Shoes of Peace |
| Ephesians 6:16 | #196 |
Put On God's Armor, Wear the Shield of Faith That Protects |
| Ephesians 6:17a | #197 |
Put On God's Armor, Wear the Helmet of Salvation |
| Ephesians 6:17b | #198 |
Put On God's Armor, Take Up the Sword of the Spirit, the Bible |
| Ephesians 6:18 | #199 |
Put On God's Armor, Then You're Ready to Go to Battle in Prayer |
| Ephesians 6:19 | #200 |
Put On God's Armor, & Pray for Worldwide Evangelism |
| Ephesians 6:20 | #201 |
Put On God's Armor, & Pray for Boldness as God's Ambassador |
| Philippians |
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| Philippians 4:18 | #1493 |
God Sees Generosity for Missions as a Sweet Sacrifice |
| Colossians |
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| Colossians 1:20b-21a | #1348 |
Jesus bought Reconciliation for all CREATION with His Blood |
| Colossians 1:21b-22a | #1349 |
Sin Made Us God's Enemy, but Jesus Bought Reconciliation with His Body |
| Colossians 2:13 | #824 |
Sin Causes Death, but Forgiveness Restores Life |
| Colossians 2:14 | #825 |
Sin Causes Death, but Forgiveness Restores Life through the Cross of Christ |
| 1 Thessalonians |
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| 1 Thessalonians 4:18 | #589 |
Encourage Each Other with the Assurance of the Resurrection |
| 2 Thessalonians |
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#372 |
Be Strong & Faithful Through Troubles & Suffering |
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#373 |
Suffering Makes You Worthy of God's Kingdom |
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#374 |
God Will Bring Suffering on Those Who Cause Others to Suffer |
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#375 |
Rest & the Removal of Suffering Will Arrive at the 2nd Coming |
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| 1 Timothy |
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#1500 |
Worldly Fables are Worthless, so Discipline Yourself for Godliness |
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#1501 |
Physical Exercise is Temporary, but Spiritual Exercise is Eternal |
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#1502 |
Hope in God; He is Savior, Preserver, & Deliverer |
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| 2 Timothy |
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#870 |
Satan Traps & Controls People |
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| Hebrews |
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#1038 |
Christ Died to Free Us from the Penalty of the Old Covenant |
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#1466 |
Hardship & Pain Often Comes on New Christians |
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#1467 |
Persecution Often Comes on New Christians |
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#1468 |
Suffering of New Christians Leads to Eternal Reward |
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#1469 |
Suffering Leads to Great Reward, so Be Confident |
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#1470 |
Suffering While Obeying God Leads to Eternal Rewards |
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#318 |
The Faithful are Focused on Deffered Gratification |
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#1339 |
God Tested Abraham's Faith, & He Passed the Test |
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#1504 |
People of Faith Choose Suffering over Sin |
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#1505 |
Suffering for Christ has a Better Reward than Worldly Treasure |
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| James |
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#399 |
Life's Suffering Results in Spiritual Growth (Patience) |
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#400 |
Life's Suffering Equips You for the Future |
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| 1 Peter |
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#444 |
Your Many Trials are Temporary, & Nothing in Comparison to Heaven's Joy |
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#445 |
Today's Suffering has Purpose: to Refine Your Faith |
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#446 |
God will be Glorified if We Exhibit Faith Through Suffering |
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#1718 |
Christians are Living Sacrifices in God's Service |
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#1508 |
No One Can Truly Hurt Those Who Focus On Doing Good |
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#1509 |
God will Reward Those Who Suffer for Doing Good |
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#1512 |
Suffering is Assured, so Choose to Suffer for Doing Good rather than Evil |
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#1685 |
Christ Suffered, & You might need to Suffer |
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#1686 |
Those Willing to Suffer have Mastered Sin, Pleasing God |
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#1687 |
God Guides the People who are Willing to Suffer |
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#1689 |
People who turn from Sin are Often Slandered |
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#1832 |
God Cares About You, so Turn All Anxiety over to Him |
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| 2 Peter |
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#1796 |
Knowing God & Jesus puts Grace & Peace in Your Life |
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#1798 |
God's Promises Let Us Share in His Divinity & Avoid being Ruined by Evil |
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#1814 |
False Teachers have caused many to Suffer, so They will Suffer |
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#1337 |
Everything is Deteriorating (God put a Curse On It) |
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#1338 |
Everything is Deteriorating (God Cursed It), but God will Change (Restore) it |
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| 1 John |
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#907 |
Satan Has Been Sinning Since the Beginning, & Human Sinners are his Slaves |
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#908 |
Jesus Came to Undo Satan's Work |
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#1350 |
Jesus Came by Water (Baptism), & Blood (Death) |
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| 3 John |
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#424 |
Church Leaders Sometimes Reject Good Christians |
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#425 |
Church Leaders Sometimes Slander Good Christians |
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#426 |
Church Leaders Sometimes Just Enforce Their Own, Self-Serving Rules |
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| Revelation |
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#736 |
Martyrs in Heaven have a Body, & an Awareness of Time & Earthly Events |
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#1742 |
One-3rd of Mankind will die in 3 Plagues |
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#1151 |
A Fiery Lake will be Eternal Home of Satan, the Beast, & the False Prophet |
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#1394 |
The Tree of Life Grows by the River of Life, & It's Leaves Have Healing Power |
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#1395 |
The Tree of Life Grows by the River of Life, & the Curse Will be Removed |