14 Bible Verses about Afflictions, In Christian Living
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They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.
persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. Out of them all the Lord delivered me.
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter." No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.read more.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure. This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which you also suffer. Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,read more.
and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.
Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
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