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Afflicted saints » Should not despise chastening
and you have forgotten the encouragement which is addressed to you as sons: "My son, refrain from thinking lightly of the discipline the Lord inflicts, and giving up when you are corrected by Him.
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Afflicted saints » Joy under
See how we call those who thus endured happy! You have heard how patiently Job endured and have seen how the Lord finally blessed him, because the Lord is tenderhearted and merciful.
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Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
For this slight and momentary sorrow continues to accumulate for me a solid and eternal glory far beyond any comparison,
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Now for the time being no discipline seems to be pleasant; it is painful; later on, however, to those who are trained by it, it yields the fruit of peace which grows from upright character.
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I answered him, "You know, my lord." He said to me: "These are the people who are coming through the great persecution, who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
For this slight and momentary sorrow continues to accumulate for me a solid and eternal glory far beyond any comparison,
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Now for the time being no discipline seems to be pleasant; it is painful; later on, however, to those who are trained by it, it yields the fruit of peace which grows from upright character.
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I answered him, "You know, my lord." He said to me: "These are the people who are coming through the great persecution, who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Afflictions » God appoints
Afflictions » Saints have joy under
See how we call those who thus endured happy! You have heard how patiently Job endured and have seen how the Lord finally blessed him, because the Lord is tenderhearted and merciful.
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the Blessed » Whom God chastens
Chastisement » Those whom the lord chastens
Despisement » What not to despise
and you have forgotten the encouragement which is addressed to you as sons: "My son, refrain from thinking lightly of the discipline the Lord inflicts, and giving up when you are corrected by Him. For He disciplines everyone He loves, and chastises every son whom He heartily receives."
Stop treating the messages of prophecy with contempt,
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Faith » Instances of » Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous
Happiness » Affliction of the righteous leads to
See how we call those who thus endured happy! You have heard how patiently Job endured and have seen how the Lord finally blessed him, because the Lord is tenderhearted and merciful.
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If you are suffering abuse because you bear the name of Christ, you are happy, because the glorious Spirit of God is resting upon you.
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Instead, you are happy, even if you should suffer for doing right. Never be afraid of their threats, and never be disturbed,
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Happiness of saints in this life » Is derived from » Divine chastening
See how we call those who thus endured happy! You have heard how patiently Job endured and have seen how the Lord finally blessed him, because the Lord is tenderhearted and merciful.
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Peace » God bestows upon those who » Endure his chastisements
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Reproof » God gives reproof to his own children
Trials » Often blessings in disguise
For this slight and momentary sorrow continues to accumulate for me a solid and eternal glory far beyond any comparison,
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Now for the time being no discipline seems to be pleasant; it is painful; later on, however, to those who are trained by it, it yields the fruit of peace which grows from upright character.
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I answered him, "You know, my lord." He said to me: "These are the people who are coming through the great persecution, who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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