Thematic Bible: Spiritual Tests
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spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » Divine delays test men's courage and patience
Be patient, therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath patience for it, till he receive the early and the latter rain.
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he abode still two days in the place where he was.
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Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
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The Lord is not slow concerning his promise (tho' some men count it slowness) but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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spiritual Tests » Faith tested » Other examples of
By faith Abraham, being called to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, obeyed and went out, not knowing whither he went.
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By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac, and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten son:
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That the trial of your faith, which is much more precious than gold, (that perisheth, tho' it be tried with fire) may be found unto praise, and honour, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
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But let patience have it's perfect work,
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And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.
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But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied; for it is not right to take the childrens bread and cast it to the dogs.
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And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment.
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spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By leading men in a difficult way
spiritual Tests » Life tested by the lord » Final
for the day shall declare it: for it is revealed by fire; yea the fire shall try every one's work, of what sort it is.
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Happy is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
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spiritual Tests » Life tested by the lord » process
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By demanding great sacrifices
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By proposing hard tasks
he abode still two days in the place where he was.
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Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? (But this he said, trying him; for he himself knew what he intended to do.)
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting men to suffer when in the pathway of duty (paul and silas)
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who having received such a charge, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.
spiritual Tests » Faith tested » By demanding the last morsel of bread
spiritual Tests » Faith tested » By requiring dependence upon a poor widow
spiritual Tests » Faith tested » Faith tested, examples of
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting temptation
My brethren, count it all joy, when ye fall into divers temptations, Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have it's perfect work,
spiritual Tests » Faith tested » By requiring extensive preparation with no blessing in sight
spiritual Tests » Faith tested » By requiring, what appeared to be, useless work
spiritual Tests » Life tested by the lord » inward life
spiritual Tests » Faith tested » By a strange plan of campaign
spiritual Tests » Faith tested » By reducing a general's army
spiritual Tests » Life tested by the lord » storm
He is like a man, who built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream broke vehemently upon that house, but could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.
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