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Thematic Bible: Spiritual Tests


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Psalm 13:1
For the music director; a psalm of David. How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me? Verse ConceptsForgettingFace Of Goddelay, humanMusicFeelings Of Rejection By GodDivine DelaysProlonged AfflictionsGod ForgettingGod HidingBefore God ActsScoffers

James 5:7
So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. Verse ConceptsCropsSpiritual Famine, Relief OfAgriculture, Qualities NeededOccupationsPatienceFarmersSecond Coming Of ChristPatience, Accompanied ByDivine DelaysBe Patient!Bearing FruitPatient PeopleThe Timing Of His ComingEternal PerspectiveMaranathaAttitudes While Waiting For Second ComingFarmingWaiting On The LordBeing Patientpatientpatients

Psalm 119:82
My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, "When will you comfort me?" Verse ConceptsSearchingAfflictions, Consolation DuringBible, Given ForBible, In Christian LivingDivine DelaysEyes HarmedBefore God Acts

John 11:6
So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days. Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysTwo DaysMotionlessnessStaying PutSick IndividualsPeople Who Delayedlazarus

Psalm 40:17
I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay! Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHelpfulnessPoverty, SpiritualDivine DelaysGod Not DelayingGod My SalvationGod HelpsHelping The PoorHelping Those In Needmindfulness

Psalm 69:3
I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God. Verse ConceptsEyes, Affected ByTirednessDivine DelaysNo Water For PeopleThose Who Wait For GodTired In ActivityWaiting On The Lordtired

John 11:21
Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. Verse ConceptsBlameDivine DelaysThe Presence Of ChristNot DyingDeath Preventedlazarus

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness Ofevangelism, motivation forGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Patience OfGod, Will OfPunishment, DelayedHesitationGod's PromisesRememberingRepentance, Importance OfRestraintSin, And God's CharacterLongsuffering Of GodDivine DelaysSalvation, Possible To All MenAge Of AccountabilityGod Not DelayingRepentanceGod WillingGod Gives RepentanceNot DestroyedDelay Of The Second ComingPromises concerningPromises respectingPromisesPatience As A Fruit Of The SpiritBeing PatientFeeling LostWaiting For God's Timingpatientpatients

Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going. Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Nature OfExamples Of FaithCommitment, to GodReceiving An InheritanceHistoryAbraham, New Testament ReferencesAbraham, Calling And LifeCalling, Of IndividualsDestinationsExploits Of FaithNot Knowing Where

Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son. Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Nature OfChild sacrificeAtonement, Types OfBeneficial Afflictions For FaithAfflictions, Benefits OfThe Only ChildExploits Of FaithOnly Child Of PeopleGod's Promise To AbrahamFaith KjvStaying Strong And Not Giving UpSacrificeNever Giving UpFaith In Godriskexamstrying

1 Peter 1:7
Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold -- gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away -- and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Verse ConceptsGenuinenessdrossGoldPraisePeter, Preacher And TeacherRefiningTestingValuesBeneficial Afflictions For FaithSecond Coming Of Christ, Names OfAfflictions, Benefits OfAnswers By FireRefining Influences Of AfflictionPossessions DecayingStrong Faith In ChristMaking Christ KnownShowing Forth His PraiseThe Fact Of His ComingSelf WorthWorthStaying Strong During Hard TimesTestsValueHard Work And Perseveranceprocesstrailstrying

James 1:3
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Verse ConceptsCharacterPatience, ProducesTrialsPatience, The Nature OfAfflictions, Benefits OfGod Testing PeopleMaintaining FaithEnduringPatienceHard Timesfaith in hard timesHope In Hard TimesEnduranceLife StrugglesHope And FaithOvercoming Hard TimesBeing PatientExerciseHardshipStrugglesPatience In Hard TimesTestsSuccess And Hard WorkOvercoming AdversityPersistenceHard Work And PerseveranceMaturityperserverancepatientpatientsperseveringsteadfasttrailstrying

Matthew 9:28
When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord." Verse ConceptsAbility, Of ChristDrawing Near To ChristEntering HousesAssentingBlindness

Mark 7:27
He said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and to throw it to the dogs." Verse ConceptsBeing FirstPeople Providing FoodSalvation For IsraelGood ChildrenFamily FirstKidsPetsFeeding The Poor

Hebrews 11:36
And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. Verse ConceptsFloggingChainsPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRidicule, Objects OfIron ChainsBeating Believerstrails

Psalm 17:3
You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful. Verse ConceptsSelf ControlSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTestingVisions At NightPlea Of InnocenceTestsexamsmotivestrying

2 Chronicles 32:31
So when the envoys arrived from the Babylonian officials to visit him and inquire about the sign that occurred in the land, God left him alone to test him, in order to know his true motives. Verse ConceptsenvoyProving, Through TestingRulersTesting

1 Kings 3:5
One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, "Tell me what I should give you." Verse ConceptsCommunicationNightGod AppearingDuring One NightGod Answers Prayer

Psalm 11:5
The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence. Verse ConceptsAbusive HusbandsAbuse From a SpouseHatredSin, And God's CharacterSuffering, Of The InnocentTestingViolenceGod Testing PeopleGod Hating PeoplePassionTestsResolving Conflict

Psalm 7:9
May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives! Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod, Righteousness OfImagination, Inward DesiresGod Testing PeopleGod Establishes UsGod Knowing the Human HeartEmotionswickednessmotives

Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not. Verse ConceptsAdversity, Purpose OfDivine LeadingGod, Patience OfGuardiansGuidance, Examples Of God'sTravelling With GodHumilityPast, TheBeneficial Afflictions For FaithAfflictions, Benefits Of40 To 50 YearsGod Testing PeopleGod Led Them Through The WildernessBeing HumbleHumble YourselfTestshumblenesshumbleexamsorderwanderingcommandments

Deuteronomy 13:3
You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer, for the Lord your God will be testing you to see if you love him with all your mind and being. Verse ConceptsWhole HeartednessFalse Miracles, Nature OfLove For GodMisleading DreamsDo Not Listen!The Need To Love GodFalse Apostles, Prophets And TeachersFinding LoveThe SoulTests

1 Corinthians 3:13
each builder's work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of The ChristianFireCharacterVeilsThe Day Of JudgementFire Of JudgementGod Testing PeopleThings RevealedOne's DeedsJudgement DayTestsPurgatoryworkingexamsstructuremotiveswilltrying

James 1:12
Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him. Verse ConceptsBattlesBlessedCrowns Of ChristiansFate Of The GodlyFaith, Testing OfAssurance, basis ofCommendationeternal life, experience ofdiscipline, divineCharacterAthleticsLove, Nature OfPerseverancePrizesGod's PromisesPunishment, By GodSatan, Resistance ToSelf DisciplineTemptation, ResistingTestingTrialsTrust, Importance OfAfflictions, Consolation DuringLove For GodSuffering, HardshipEndurance In DiscouragementCrowns For God's PeopleEnduringPeople Commended By GodBemaPromise Of HeavenUniversalismTemptationEnduranceLife StrugglesOvercoming Hard TimesHardshipPatience In Hard TimesResisting TemptationTestsOvercoming AdversityPersistenceHard Work And Perseveranceperserverancepatientsperseveringcrownsexamstrailspressure

Zechariah 13:9
Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'" Verse ConceptsFaith, Testing OfdrossCalling upon GodGoldSilverTestingAnswers By FireAnswered PromisesRefining Influences Of AfflictionAfflictions As Blessings In DisguiseOne ThirdFire Of JudgementGod Will AnswerGod Testing PeopleThings Like GoldThings Like SilverGod Answers PrayerYou Are Our GodTestspressuremold

Malachi 3:3
He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering. Verse ConceptsGoldPurificationSilverTestingTrialsGoldsmithsFruits Of RighteousnessPurgingRefining Influences Of AfflictionThings Like SilverThings ImprovedRegulating SacrificesBurnout

Exodus 20:20
Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you so that you do not sin." Verse ConceptsBattlesRespect, For God's CharacterReverence, And ObedienceReverence, And God's NatureSin, Avoidance OfTestingThe Fear Of The LordFearing GodBeing ScaredTests

Genesis 22:1
Some time after these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am!" Abraham replied. Verse ConceptsAbrahamAbraham, Characteristics OfTrialsAbraham, Testing And VictoryBehold Me!Temptation

John 11:6
So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days. Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysTwo DaysMotionlessnessStaying PutSick IndividualsPeople Who Delayedlazarus

John 6:5-6
Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?" (Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)

Acts 16:23-24
After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely. Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

1 Kings 17:13
Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son. Verse ConceptsSmallnessSacrificial GivingBreadcooking

1 Kings 17:9
"Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told a widow who lives there to provide for you." Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalMission, Of IsraelWork, Divine And HumanDivine DirectionWidows

Genesis 22:2
God said, "Take your son -- your only son, whom you love, Isaac -- and go to the land of Moriah! Offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will indicate to you." Verse ConceptsCalvaryAbrahamAtonement, Types OfLove, And The WorldSuffering, Of Jesus ChristWorship, Acceptable AttitudesWorship, Places OfThe Only ChildSacrificing The FirstbornOnly Child Of PeopleThose Who Loved

James 1:2-3
My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

2 Kings 4:3
He said, "Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, Examples OfDebtpotdrums

2 Kings 3:6
At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war. Verse ConceptsMustering TroopsEarthly Armies

Psalm 17:3
You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful. Verse ConceptsSelf ControlSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTestingVisions At NightPlea Of InnocenceTestsexamsmotivestrying

Joshua 6:3
Have all the warriors march around the city one time; do this for six days. Verse ConceptsSix DaysOrder Of MarchFalling

Judges 7:7
The Lord said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men who lapped I will deliver the whole army and I will hand Midian over to you. The rest of the men should go home." Verse ConceptsGiven Into One's Handsgroupsarmygideon

Luke 6:48
He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built. Verse ConceptsFoundations Of BuildingsStones For Protection

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