Divine use of Sickness

Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

There is an attitude within much of Christianity that sickness in any form is bad, and God does not have anything to do with it. For these Christians, they ask God to take the sickness away, and sometimes (as though it was their right to be health) that they demand God to remove their sickness. The reality of life is that they continue ill, and many have a crisis of faith over this. For them, God is impotent, or God does not love them. In other words, their confidence, faith, and love of God depends on God always sending them good things. But this is not how the Bible indicates life is. God uses calamity and sickness for His own purposes, and we have to understand this (and accept it).

salv51 Good Works do not save us explains the relationship of good works to the Christian's life after being saved, and nothing to do with obtaining salvation.
Topics: I am Good, Won’t I go to Heaven? | Our Righteousness against God’s Righteousness | We are Saved by the Grace of God | The Conditions to Receive the Righteousness of God | We accept that we are sinners. | Repentance of our Sins. | How do we “hide ourselves” from God’s all-seeing Judgment? | The Correct Place of Good Works.
Read the Tract: salv51 Good Works do not Save us.

The Lifeblood of the Church is Evangelism is a post explaining how essential evangelism is in the life of Christ's church.
Topics: "Church" is an ongoing progress | Evangelism is difficult | Church Leaders need to view their congregation as always changing | The Command to Evangelize.
Read the article: The Lifeblood of the Church is Evangelism.

Missionary on Furlough Spiritual Needs is an article by David Cox (veteran missionary) to help pastors and missionaries understand missionary needs.
Excerpt: When a pastor "takes in a missionary on deputation or furlough", he ministers to that missionary.... Pastors also need this encouragement as much as missionaries need it. When they get together to fellowship, they are able to encourage one another. But every pastor ministering to a returning missionary should encourage them along these lines of faithfulness and reward in eternity.
Topics: Introduction | Unfit Missionaries that should not be missionaries at all | Stop the Merry-go-round, I want to get off | Some Tips for Pastors Encouraging Missionaries | 1. Do not undermine their way of leading or doing the ministry | 2. The two essential elements are talk and prayer. | 3. Get more than just the pastor involved in praying for the missionary. | Remind your missionary by asking for an update if it has been a while. | Effectively disseminate prayer requests.
Read the Article: Missionary on Furlough Spiritual Needs.

Compare TheWord vs E-Sword (Updated 4/23/2021) In Compare TheWord vs E-Sword (Updated 4/23/2021) I compare the two Bible programs, theWord against e-Sword.
Read the Comparison: Compare TheWord vs E-Sword 4/23/21.

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