Posts Tagged ‘Perseverance’
A Living Faith Evidenced in Perseverance through Persecution (James 5:7-11) – Part 2
Click here to read part 1. James 5:7 clearly relates back to the previous section (“therefore”). Based on the reality of the situation described in James 5:1–6, James commands patience or perseverance. What are you to do if you find yourself in a helpless situation? Resistance is futile according to James 5:6. James returns to…
Read MoreGrace in Afflictions
I have been meditating for several weeks on 2 Cor. 4:15-18. The expression “light affliction” has been returning to my mind as I deal with daily, nagging physical conditions that are burdensome and uncomfortable. I’m seeking relief, improvement, and help from any source available. Even though I’m plagued by real challenges and wearing out, I’m…
Read MoreDon’t Give Up Ministering the Gospel (Part 4)
This is the fourth in a series of four posts. Click here for previous posts: part 1, part 2, part 3. If you are a Christian you have been given a worthy ministry: to share the gospel. Yet, we all find this hard because of the opposition that we face. If you are to faint…
Read MoreDon’t Give Up Ministering the Gospel (2 Corinthians 4:16–18)
I first came across 2 Corinthians 4:16–18 in light of my physical struggles. I suppose the verses can be applied in principle even to such a situation like that. “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which…
Read MoreRunning with Our Eyes Fixed on Jesus
How would you respond if one day you turned on the news and the coverage was about your church? The story was not about any scandal or sin but in fact amounted to a public shaming simply because your church held to the teachings of Scripture. How would you respond if some of your fellow…
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