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1 | The Suffering of the Church | Acts 8:2 | DocTrinsograce | 217587 | ||
"The suffering of the church is used by God to reposition the missionary troops in places they might not have otherwise gone. This is clearly the effect that Luke wants us to see in the story of the martyrdom of Stephen and the persecution that came after it. God spurs the church into missionary service by the suffering she endures. Therefore, we must not judge too quickly the apparent setbacks and tactical defeats of the church. If you see things with the eyes of God, the Master strategist, what you see in every setback is the positioning of troops for a greater advance and a greater display of His wisdom, power, and love." --John Piper | ||||||
2 | The Suffering of the Church | Acts 8:2 | strts5 | 217588 | ||
That is interesting Theology, I don't know that I buy it. I believe God can turn any situation into Glory for Himself, but I can't seem to find any scripture where God uses suffering to lead us. He uses His Holy Spirit to lead and I don't know that there is any suffering in the Holy Spirit. In the O.T. there was suffering as a result of sin, and God did teach His people through suffering, but suffering was not His tool for teaching or inspiring. Suffering in ALL forms is EVIL and SATANIC. It is the opposite of the Kingdom of Heaven. There is Heb 5:8 but I don't think you can argue Christ suffered until the cross, and I don't believe that was a learning experience. In Him, Mike |
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3 | The Suffering of the Church | Acts 8:2 | Wild Olive Shoot | 217589 | ||
Mike, You contradict yourself here. You state "God did teach His people through suffering"... Then state "but suffering was not His tool for teaching or inspiring." Let me ask this, what do you see as the results of the church being persecuted? Acts 8:4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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