9 Bible Verses about Despair
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We are hard pressed, yet never in absolute distress; perplexed, yet never utterly baffled;
For as for our troubles which came upon us in the province of Asia, we would have you know, brethren, that we were exceedingly weighed down, and felt overwhelmed, so that we renounced all hope even of life.
pursued, yet never left unsuccoured; struck to the ground, yet never slain;
So that you may now take the opposite course, and forgive him rather and comfort him, for fear he should perhaps be driven to despair by his excess of grief.
Nay, we had, as we still have, the sentence of death within our own selves, in order that our confidence may repose, not on ourselves, but on God who raised the dead to life.
He it is who rescued us from so imminent a death, and will do so again; and we have a firm hope in Him that He will also rescue us in all the future,
For the reason for our boasting is this--the testimony of our own conscience that it was in holiness and with pure motives before God, and in reliance not on worldly wisdom but on the gracious help of God, that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and above all in our relations with you.
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Despair » General references to
And at that time people will seek death, but will by no possibility find it, and will long to die, but death evades them.
Despair » Leads men to desire death
Despair » Sometimes drives men to suicide
(Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled.
Flinging the shekels into the Sanctuary he left the place, and went and hanged himself.
Despair » Produced in the wicked by divine judgments
Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy
The fifth angel poured his bowl on to the throne of the Wild Beast; and his kingdom became darkened. People gnawed their tongues because of the pain, and they spoke evil of the God in Heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their misconduct.
Despair » Leads to » Continuing in sin
Despair » Saints sometimes tempted to
Despair » Trust in God, a preservative against
Despair » Saints enabled to overcome
We are hard pressed, yet never in absolute distress; perplexed, yet never utterly baffled; pursued, yet never left unsuccoured; struck to the ground, yet never slain;
Despair » Exemplified » Cain
Despair » Shall seize upon the wicked at the appearing of Christ
while they called to the mountains and the rocks, saying, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb;
Despair » Exemplified » Ahithophel
Despair » Exemplified » Judas
Flinging the shekels into the Sanctuary he left the place, and went and hanged himself.
Topics on Despair
Despair, Description Of
Revelation 9:6And at that time people will seek death, but will by no possibility find it, and will long to die, but death evades them.
Despair, Remedies For
1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has you in its power but such as is common to human nature; and God is faithful and will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. But, when the temptation comes, He will also provide the way of escape; so that you may be able to bear it.
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