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   >> Suffering opens doors that ease keeps shut.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> 9. God uses suffering to loosen our grip on this world and fix our hope   
   >>     on eternity   
   >>   
   >>       “This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal   
   >>        weight of glory beyond all comparison” (2 Corinthians 4:17–18,   
   >>        ESV).   
   >>   
   >>       “We suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with   
   >>        him” (Romans 8:17, ESV).   
   >>   
   >> Suffering reorients our vision. It teaches us not to live for what is   
   >> seen, but for what is eternal. God uses pain to detach our hearts from   
   >> temporary comforts and anchor our hope in the glory to come.   
   >>   
   >> 10. God uses suffering to bring glory to Himself in Christ   
   >>   
   >>       “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God,   
   >>        so that the Son of God may be glorified through it” (John 11:4,   
   >>        ESV).   
   >>   
   >> The ultimate reason God permits suffering centers on His glory revealed   
   >> in Christ. God displays His wisdom, power, mercy, and faithfulness   
   >> through suffering in ways comfort never could. Even the darkest moments   
   >> serve His redemptive purposes.   
   >>   
   >> Taken together, Scripture shows that suffering does not signal God’s   
   >> absence or indifference. God uses suffering to warn, correct, mature,   
   >> humble, strengthen, comfort, witness, and glorify Himself in Christ.   
   >> Pain is not meaningless. In the hands of a wise and loving God, it   
   >> becomes a servant, not a master.   
   >   
   > The Scriptures above are full of wisdom, but you are slanting them in   
   > a direction they are not. You are implying God CAUSES suffering, like   
   > cancer children, deformed births, poverty, etc, etc. You don't know   
   > the Bible God very well.   
   >   
   > If you want to know the real reason why God permits suffering, see my   
   > latest posting.   
   >   
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   > Consider five money-saving tips that can help you manage your   
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   > Learn More".   
   > See jw.org (12/13/2025)   
   > James: zebrabible@proton.me   
   >   
      
      
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   raised Him from the dead?   
      
   That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death   
   penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death   
   satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John   
   2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your   
   sins, and saving you from eternal damnation.   
      
   On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on   
   the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name   
   of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV).   
      
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