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“A THEOLOGY OF FIRE” Part 1

“A THEOLOGY OF FIRE” Part 1

SYSTEMIC SANCTIFICATION THROUGH SUFFERING

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Ron Steel
Jun 07, 2023
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Preliminary Thoughts

The universality and pervasiveness of suffering is demonstrated by the fact that suffering is the main theme of the oldest book in the Bible, Job. An example is Job 5:7 and 14:1 “People are born for trouble as predictably as sparks fly upward from a fire. How frail is humanity! How short is life, and how full of trouble!” (NLT) Bad p…

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