Thematic Bible: Divine methods used for testing believers
Thematic Bible
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » Divine delays test men's courage and patience
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, how long will You forget me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
Therefore, brothers, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
looking for what You have promised;
I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.
Verse Concepts
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice
You have examined me at night.
You have tried me and found nothing evil;
I have determined that my mouth will not sin.
When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent to him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.
At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?”
He hates the lover of violence.
but establish the righteous.
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions
is a righteous God.
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By leading men in a difficult way
Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these 40 years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.
do not listen to that prophet’s words or to that dreamer. For the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul.
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By demanding great sacrifices
Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear Him and will not sin.”
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!”
“Here I am,” he answered.
“Here I am,” he answered.
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By proposing hard tasks
So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.
Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, He asked Philip, "Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?" He asked this to test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting men to suffer when in the pathway of duty (paul and silas)
After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to keep them securely guarded. Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting temptation
Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.