Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
natural Life » Of saints, specially protected by God
for who can hurt you, if you strive to excel in virtue.
Verse Concepts
(since I am with thee, and no man shall lift up his hand so as to hurt thee:) for my people in this city are numerous."
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Sickness » God » Permits saints to be tried by
Sickness » The devil sometimes permitted to inflict
Temptation » A test
'Twas by faith that Abraham, when put to the trial, offered up Isaac: HE offered up his darling son, to whose posterity the promises were to be made good:
Verse Concepts
happy is he that can stand the tryal: for when he has undergone the test, he shall receive that crown of life which the Lord has promised to those that love him.
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This it is that fills you with joy, notwithstanding the various tryals, which still necessarily afflict you, that your faith being put to a more advantageous proof, than that of gold, which loses by the essay, may redound to your praise and highest honour at the appearance of Jesus Christ:
Consider the various tryals that surround you, my brethren, as matter of great joy; knowing this, that the bringing your faith to the test, produces constancy.