and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, "My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when you are reproved by him;

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2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we do not faint.

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2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Galatians 6:9

Ephesians 3:13

Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

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Revelation 2:3

You have perseverance and have endured for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.

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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 he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

2 Corinthians 4:8-10

We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair; pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory; while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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 reasons with you as with children, "My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when you are reproved by him;

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2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we do not faint.

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2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Galatians 6:9

Ephesians 3:13

Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

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Revelation 2:3

You have perseverance and have endured for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.

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Fainting » Why Christians do not faint

2 Corinthians 4:14-16

knowing that he who raised Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

New » Man » Strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Titus 3:5

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of rebirth and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Colossians 3:10

and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God. 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, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

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Ephesians 4:23

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Isaiah 40:31-1

But those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint. "Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let's meet together for judgment.

New Birth » Described as » The inward man

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in God's law after the inward man,

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Newness » What is renewed

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Colossians 3:9-10

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

Privileges of saints » All things working together for their good

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for good for 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 sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an 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

accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

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

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Titus 3:5

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of rebirth and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Colossians 3:10

and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God. 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, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

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Ephesians 4:23

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Isaiah 40:31-1

Suffering » For Christ

James 5:10

Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

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1 Peter 5:10

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

1 Peter 4:13-14

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.

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church;

Philippians 1:29

Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,

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2 Timothy 2:12

If we endure, we will 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 how many 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, becoming conformed to his death;

Romans 8:26

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we do not know how to pray 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 children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. read more.
For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

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1 Corinthians 4:12-13

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure. Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

2 Corinthians 1:7

Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort.

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2 Corinthians 4:11-18

For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh. So then death works in us, but life in you. But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak; read more.
knowing that he who raised Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is wearing away, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory; while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Philippians 2:27-30

For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow. I have sent him all the more eagerly, therefore, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and that I may be less anxious. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honor, read more.
because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

2 Thessalonians 1:4-5

so that we ourselves boast about you in the churches 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.

Trials » True believers do not faint under

Hebrews 12:5

and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, "My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when you are reproved by him;

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