missmuffet Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.81 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted June 15, 2019 What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure of eighty Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 241 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1,558 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 872 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted June 15, 2019 Yes. He has to. To know whats in our heart.. Also to seperate wheat from tares. Tests can help to strengthen us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Bought 1953 Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6,726 Content Per Day: 2.88 Reputation: 6,258 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/03/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted June 15, 2019 God is transforming us into the image of His Son......testing our faith to make it grow is a vital part of that work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 951 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,565 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,045 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted June 15, 2019 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Hartono Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 771 Topics Per Day: 0.34 Content Count: 6,935 Content Per Day: 3.07 Reputation: 1,979 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/15/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted June 15, 2019 Job was tested because of the accusers of the brethren who accuse God's people day n night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Bought 1953 Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6,726 Content Per Day: 2.88 Reputation: 6,258 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/03/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted June 15, 2019 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?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,095 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,834 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Online Share Posted June 15, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 951 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,565 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,045 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted June 15, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bible_Gazer Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 450 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 152 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/05/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) 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 Edited June 15, 2019 by Bible_Gazer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortangel Posted June 15, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 839 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 634 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/12/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted June 15, 2019 yes I believe God tests us to see if we are being obedient & sometimes he has to test us to chastise us, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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