Suffering and Trials

From The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Suffering is woven into the fallen world but used by God to refine faith and conform believers to Christ, with the promise of future glory.
Romans 8:18

I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory.

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James 1:2-4

Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations... the trying of your faith worketh patience.

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Romans 5:3-5

Tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope.

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2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding... weight of glory.

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1 Peter 1:6-7

The trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth.

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1 Peter 4:12-13

Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you.

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John 16:33

In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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2 Corinthians 12:7-10

My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.

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Job 1:20-22

The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

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Psalm 34:17-19

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

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Hebrews 12:5-11

Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.

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Romans 8:28

All things work together for good to them that love God.

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