| 1. To produce
the fruit of patience |
Rom. 5:3;
James 1:3-4; Heb. 10:36 |
| 2. To produce
the fruit of joy |
Ps. 30:5;
126:5-6 |
| 3. To produce
the fruit of maturity |
Eccles. 7:3; I
Pet. 5:10 |
| 4. To produce
the fruit of righteousness |
Heb. 12:11 |
| 5. To silence
the devil |
Job 1:9; 10,
20-22 |
| 6. To teach us |
Ps. 119:67, 71 |
| 7. To purify
our lives |
Job 23:10; Ps.
66:10-12; Isa. 1:25; 48:10;
Prov. 17:3; I Pet. 1:7 |
| 8. To make us
like Christ |
Heb. 12:9, 10;
I Pet. 4:12-13; Phil. 3:10; 2
Cor. 4:7-10 |
| 9. To glorify
God |
Ps. 50:15;
John 9:1-3; 11:1-4; 21:18-19;
Phil. 1:19-20 |
| 10. To prevent
us from sinning |
2 Cor. 12:7,
9-10 |
| 11. To make us
confess when we do sin |
Judg. 10:6-7,
15-16; Ps. 32:3-5; Hos. 5:15;
6:1; 2 Chron. 15:3-4 |
| 12. To chasten
us for our sin |
I Pet. 4:17 |
| 13. To prove
our sonship |
Heb. 12:5-6 |
| 14. To reveal
ourselves to ourselves |
Job 42:6; Luke
15:18 |
| 15. To help
our prayer life |
Isa. 26:16 |
| 16. To become
an example to others |
2 Cor. 6:4-5;
I Thess. 1:6-7 |
| 17. To qualify
us as counselors |
Rom. 12:15;
Gal. 6:2; 2 Cor. 1:3-5 |
| 18. To further
the gospel witness |
Acts 8:1-5;
16:25-34; Phil. 1:12-13; 2
Tim. 4:6-8, 16-17 |
| 19. To make us
more than conquerors |
2 Cor. 2:14;
Rom. 8:35, 37 |
| 20. To give us
insight into God's nature |
Job 42:5; Rom.
8:14-15, 18 |
| 21. To drive
us closer to God |
I Pet. 4:14; 2
Cor. 12:10 |
| 22. To prepare
us for a greater ministry |
I Kings 17-18;
John 12:24 |
| 23. To provide
for us a reward |
Matt. 5:10-12;
19:27-29; Rom. 8:16-17; 2
Cor. 4:17 |
| 24. To prepare
for us the kingdom |
2 Thess. 1:5;
2 Tim. 2:12 |
| 25. To show
God's sovereignty |
Rom. 8:28; I
Cor. 10:13; Ps. 66:10-12;
Gen. 45:5-8; 50-20 |
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13
Proper Reactions to Suffering
|
Scripture
|
| 1. Expect
suffering |
John 15:19-20;
16:2, 20, 33; Heb. 12:9-10; 2
Tim. 3:12 |
| 2. Commit your
soul to God at the very
beginning of your suffering. |
Ps. 3:5-6;
37:3; 31:5; Dan. 3:14-18;
Heb. 6:17-20; I Pet. 4:19 |
| 3. Don't try
to understand all the reasons
for your suffering. |
Rom. 8:28 |
| 4. Realize
others suffer. |
I Cor. 10:13;
I Pet. 5:8-9 |
| 5. Pray while
in your suffering. |
Ps. 50:15; Job
42:10; James 5:13; Mark
9:20-24 |
| 6. Don't
despise your suffering. |
Heb. 12:5 |
| 7. Don't faint
because you're suffering. |
Prov. 24:10;
Heb. 12:5 |
| 8. Patiently
endure your suffering in a
steadfast way. |
Rom. 12:12; 2
Tim. 2:3; James 5:10; I Pet.
2:20 |
| 9. Thank God
for your sufferings. |
Ps. 42:5; I
Thess. 5:18 |
| 10. Rejoice
because of your sufferings. |
Acts 5:40-41;
16:25; Phil. 4:4; James 1:2,
5:11 |
| 11. Don't
become a self-made martyr
because of your sufferings. |
Heb. 12:12-13 |
| 12. Don't
suffer needlessly. |
I Pet. 2:20,
3:17; 4:15-17 |
| 13. Weigh your
current suffering against the
coming glory. |
John 16:20-21;
Rom 8:18 |
