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What do you think?

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Yes. He has to. To know whats in our heart.. Also to seperate wheat from tares. 

 

Tests can help to strengthen us.

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God is transforming us into the image of His Son......testing our faith to make it grow is a  vital part of that work 

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5 hours ago, missmuffet said:

What do you think?

I think it is an all essay test. No grading on the curve either.

Seriously  though I haven't felt tested as much as led to challenges in being a productive willing bond servant. For I too have been given assets ( talents and even some finances) to use, much as the parable of the master's three servants that were given of his wealth  to tend while he was gone. One  buried it, one conservatively invested it, and the other risked and worked it.

Seems there may be a test for each of us, and we can just sit at home on top of the assets given each to tend  or we can make some small gain  or we can go all out using the capital our creator has given us responsibility over. 

 So a test? Yes, and to whom much  is given... Luke 12:48

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Job was tested because of the accusers of the brethren who accuse God's people day n night.

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Satan has his hands full when he steps up to accuse me of sin.....God says  “ what sin? I forgot all of them, when he came to me for help as a lost sinner who put his trust in my Son. As a side- note, BB was so appreciative of the Grace that he  in no way deserved, I noticed that his percentage of sins per day really plummeted! Less sinning ,even though he knew he could “ get away with it”as far as his Salvation was concerned.Why, it was If the total forgiveness I gave him stirred up Love and a heart - felt desire to please me. Who would have thunk it?”

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4 hours ago, missmuffet said:

What do you think?

I think as in Job's case, God lets Satan test us, and God allows it.  

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42 minutes ago, other one said:

I think as in Job's case, God lets Satan test us, and God allows it.  

Hmm,  I will have to rethink that viewpoint. Always interesting here on the  forums. Perhaps a subject for a thread of it's own. I have question for as I remember it was God that started the conversation and challenged Satan with Job when He said to Satan ... have you considered my servant Job? I will have to think that one through for a bit. Always love going back to Job the first book of the Bible the one that God the Holy Spirit  used to led me to  God the son our Lord Jesus.

 In any case one might say Job went through a lot of distress, and plain ol' horrors. Mostly though wasn't he passive rather than active, the problems just kept a coming and yet he accepted them as being from God. Said to his wife, shall  we  accept good from God and not evil?.... seems to me he accepted his plight as coming from God.

 The concept of God doesn't do but instead just allows is not what I end up concluding when I read through situations told us in the Bible. Least it is not the way I see it to date.

Yep, perhaps a good one for a separate thread topic. Has my interest peaked  on a Saturday morning. Thanks.

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So does God test us so he will know more about us, because he doesn't know ?

or

We get the test to know about ourselves, because we don't really know ourselves ?

 

God tested Abraham to see if he would follow thru . Gen.22

God gave the manna to test them, to see if they would follow the instructions. Exodus 16:4

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yes I believe God tests us to see if we are being obedient & sometimes he has to test us to chastise us,

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