 | Fran Love, Jeleta Eckheart - 2000 - 284 pagini
...revealed" (1 Peter 1:6-7). Or I share the words of James, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you...may be mature and complete, not lacking anything" (James 1:2-4). A View from the Other Side To fully understand suffering we must realize how our Muslim... | |
 | Karen Watson-Jarvis, D. Russell Bishop - 2000 - 172 pagini
...feel. Take, for example, Paul and Silas in prison. They sang hymns after having been severely beaten! Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face...that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. (James 1:2-3) God works through any and all circumstances, and provides peace in any trial. We need... | |
 | Keri Wyatt Kent - 2000 - 124 pagini
...trouble trusting him. When I did, on occasion, read my Bible, I'd come across verses like James 1:2-3: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face...the testing of your faith develops perseverance." My first thought was, Yeah, right. When my kids would cry, often both at the same time, I'd feel overwhelmed,... | |
 | Thomas E. Trask - 2010 - 196 pagini
...ought to be their ability to see the value of, and even welcome, suffering when it comes. James said, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds" (James 1:2). Trials, stress, and suffering are not good in themselves, but they can, however, strengthen... | |
 | Douglas J. Moo - 2000 - 306 pagini
..."wholeness" to all of creation (vv. 16-18). A. Enduring Trials Brings Spiritual Maturity (1:2-4) 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish... | |
 | Francine Loiacono-Bouwense - 2001 - 142 pagini
...Bible Society. Xulon Press 344 Maple Ave. West, f 302 Vienna, VA 22180 703-691-7595 XafonPress.com "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face...may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." (lames 1:2-4) Dedication I dedicate this book to the memory of my dear sister and brother, Jeanne K.... | |
 | David Niyonzima, Len Fendall - 2001 - 156 pagini
...teaching on being faithful in the midst of suffering. Near the beginning of the book James writes: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face...may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." (1:2-4) Then near the end of the book, James wrote, "As you know, we consider blessed those who have... | |
 | Don Waddell - 2001 - 164 pagini
...described in the next chapter. Chapter 3 History of the New Member Ministry: It's Uniquely Southeast Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face...may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1 :2-4 The New Member Ministry at Southeast formally began in the early 1990s, but the essential... | |
 | Don Clowers - 2001 - 250 pagini
...develops perseverance and character needed to cope with future stress. God addresses this in His Word: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face...may be mature and complete, not lacking anything, 0arnes I ;2-4 NIV) Remember Goldilocks. One bowl of porridge was too cold, one was too hot, and one... | |
 | Stephen F. Arterburn, Jerry Arterburn - 2001 - 202 pagini
...have had many days like that. But once again the Bible shows where meaning and purpose can be found: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face...may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 NIV When I read those words, I think back to the time before I became ill, I had the ability... | |
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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 
