And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons, "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked by Him;

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2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not faint.

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2 Corinthians 4:16

For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Galatians 6:9

But we should not lose heart in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.

Ephesians 3:13

For this reason I desire that you faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

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Revelation 2:3

And you have borne, and have patience, and for My name's sake you have labored and have not fainted.

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Assurance » Saints privileged to have, of » Comfort in affliction

Psalm 73:26

Luke 4:18-19

"The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

2 Corinthians 4:8-10

in every way having been troubled, but not having been hemmed in; having been perplexed, but not utterly at a loss; having been persecuted, but not having been forsaken; having been thrown down, but not having been destroyed; always bearing about the dying of the Lord Jesus in the body, so that the life of Jesus also might be revealed in our body.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory, we not considering the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are not lasting, but the things which are not seen are everlasting.

Assurance » Saints privileged to have » Comfort in affliction

Luke 4:18

Psalm 73:26

2 Corinthians 4:8-10

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Faint not » True believers do not faint under afflictions

Hebrews 12:5

And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons, "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked by Him;

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2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not faint.

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2 Corinthians 4:16

For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Galatians 6:9

But we should not lose heart in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.

Ephesians 3:13

For this reason I desire that you faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

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Revelation 2:3

And you have borne, and have patience, and for My name's sake you have labored and have not fainted.

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Fainting » Why Christians do not faint

2 Corinthians 4:14-16

knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus shall also raise us up by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sake, so that the superabounding grace might be made to abound through the thanksgiving of the greater number, to the glory of God. For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

New » Man » Strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit

2 Corinthians 4:16

For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Titus 3:5

not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Colossians 3:10

and having put on the new, having been renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, in order to prove by you what is that good and pleasing and perfect will of God.

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Ephesians 4:23

Isaiah 40:31-1

but those who wait on Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Keep silence before Me, O coasts; and peoples shall renew strength; let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together for judgment.

New Birth » Described as » The inward man

2 Corinthians 4:16

For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the Law of God according to the inward man;

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Newness » What is renewed

2 Corinthians 4:16

For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Colossians 3:9-10

Do not lie to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds and having put on the new, having been renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

Privileges of saints » All things working together for their good

Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

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2 Corinthians 4:15-17

For all things are for your sake, so that the superabounding grace might be made to abound through the thanksgiving of the greater number, to the glory of God. For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,

Resignation » Should be exhibited in » The prospect of death

Acts 21:13

Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

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2 Corinthians 4:16-1

the Reward of saints » The prospect of, should lead to » Enduring suffering for Christ

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Hebrews 11:26

esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

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Spiritual » Renewal » Man, strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit

2 Corinthians 4:16

For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Titus 3:5

not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Colossians 3:10

and having put on the new, having been renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, in order to prove by you what is that good and pleasing and perfect will of God.

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Ephesians 4:23

Isaiah 40:31-1

Suffering » For Christ

James 5:10

My brothers, take the prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering ill, and of patience.

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1 Peter 5:10

But the God of all grace, He calling us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, He will perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

1 Peter 4:13-14

but rejoice according as you are partakers of Christ's suffering, so that when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy. If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of God and of glory rests on you. Truly according to them, He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.

Colossians 1:24

who now rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and I fill up the things lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, on behalf of His body, which is the church;

Philippians 1:29

For to you it is given on behalf of Christ not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

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2 Timothy 2:12

If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

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Acts 9:16

For I will show him what great things he must suffer for My name's sake.

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Philippians 3:10

that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable to His death;

Romans 8:26

Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

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Romans 8:17-23

And if we are children, then we are heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; so that if we suffer with Him, we may also be glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God. read more.
For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but because of Him who subjected it on hope that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. And we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.

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1 Corinthians 4:12-13

And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

2 Corinthians 1:7

And our hope of you is certain, knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.

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2 Corinthians 4:11-18

For we who live are always being delivered to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus might also be revealed in our body. So then death works in us, but life in you. For we, having the same spirit of faith (according as it is written, "I believed, and therefore I have spoken"); we also believed and therefore speak, read more.
knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus shall also raise us up by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sake, so that the superabounding grace might be made to abound through the thanksgiving of the greater number, to the glory of God. For this cause we do not faint; but though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory, we not considering the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are not lasting, but the things which are not seen are everlasting.

Philippians 2:27-30

For indeed he was sick, coming near death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, so that you may rejoice when you see him again, and that I may be the less sorrowful. Therefore receive him in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such in honor, read more.
because for the work of Christ he was near death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

2 Thessalonians 1:4-5

so much so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which you endure. For this is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which you also suffer,

Trials » True believers do not faint under

Hebrews 12:5

And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons, "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked by Him;

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