{"id":90657,"date":"2021-03-10T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T02:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keriritenour.com\/grace\/trials-tribulations\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T22:18:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T02:18:47","slug":"trials-tribulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keriritenour.com\/grace\/trials-tribulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Trials &#038; Tribulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">1 Peter 1:6-7: \u201cWherein ye greatly rejoice,\nthough now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold\ntemptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of\ngold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise\nand honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size has-medium-font-size\">One\nof the most difficult parts of the Christian life is the fact that becoming a\ndisciple of Christ does not make us immune to life\u2019s trials and\ntribulations.&nbsp; It doesn\u2019t make a local\nfellowship immune either.&nbsp; The Bible\nclearly teaches that God loves those who are His children and He \u201cworks all\nthings together for good\u201d for us, who are called according to his purpose\n(Romans 8:28, 29). So that must mean that the trials and tribulations He allows\nin our lives are part of the working together of all things for good.\nTherefore, for the believers, all trials and tribulations must have a divine\npurpose.&nbsp; What could that be?&nbsp; What is God trying to do in the life of His\nchurch?&nbsp; For the Scriptural answer, we\nexamine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">&nbsp;<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>Historical Context: Written between A.D. 60 and 65, 1 Peter 1:1 identifies\nthe author of the book of 1 Peter as the apostle Peter.&nbsp; He was writing to the believers who had been\ndispersed throughout the ancient world and were under intense persecution. If\nanyone understood persecution, it was Peter. He was beaten, threatened,\npunished and jailed for preaching the Word of God. He knew what it took to\nendure without bitterness, without losing hope and in great faith living an\nobedient, victorious life. This knowledge of living hope in Jesus was the\nmessage and Christ&#8217;s example was the one to follow.&nbsp; Though this time of persecution was\ndesperate, Peter reveals that it was actually a time to rejoice. He says to\ncount it a privilege to suffer for the sake of Christ, as their Savior suffered\nfor them. This letter makes reference to Peter\u2019s personal experiences with\nJesus and his sermons from the book of Acts. Peter confirms Satan as the great\nenemy of every Christian but the assurance of Christ&#8217;s future return gives the\nincentive of hope.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>Grammatical Usage:&nbsp; V. 6:\n\u201cRejoice\u201d is \u201cAgalliao\u201d meaning, \u201cexult\u2026be exceedingly glad\u201d; \u201cseason\u201d is\n\u201cOligos\u201d meaning, \u201cbriefly\u2026a little while\u2026a short period\u201d; \u201cheaviness\u201d or\n\u201cLupeo\u201d meaning, \u201cdistressed\u2026sorrowful\u2026grieving\u201d; \u201cmanifold\u201d or \u201cPoikilos\u201d\nmeaning, \u201cvarious\u201d; \u201ctemptations\u201d or \u201cPeirasmos\u201d meaning, \u201ctrials Divinely\npermitted for a beneficial purpose\u201d; V. 7: \u201ctrial\u201d is \u201cDokimion\u201d means, \u201cthe\nproving\u201d; \u201cfaith\u201d or \u201cPistis\u201d meaning, \u201cconvictions born of belief\u201d; \u201ctried\u201d or\n\u201cDokimazo\u201d meaning, \u201cto be proved and deemed worthy\u201d; \u201cpraise\u201d or \u201cEpainos\u201d\nmeaning, \u201ca commendation\u2026commended\u201d; \u201chonour\u201d or \u201cTime\u201d meaning, \u201cvaluable in\nthe sense of precious\u201d; \u201cglory\u201d or \u201cDoxa\u201d meaning, \u201cmajestic splendor\u201d;\n\u201cappearance\u201d is \u201cApokalupsis\u201d meaning, \u201can uncovering, unveiling.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>Literal Application: In\nthis be exulted, though now for a little while, if necessary, you are in\ndistress and grieving due to various trials which, make no mistake, are\nDivinely permitted and consequently beneficial: as they prove your faith as you\nlive your convictions, proving you worthy \u2013 a designation more precious than\ngold as it perishes though refined by fire, resulting in a commendation far\nmore precious, indeed majestic, at the judgment of Jesus Christ.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>Contextual\nInterpretation: These rather complicated\nverses are not a comparison of faith with gold but there is an analogy between\nthe testing of character (faith) and the refining process associated with gold.&nbsp; This does not mean that their faith was more\nprecious than gold (though of course it is), but that the testing of it was a\nmuch more important and valuable process than that of testing gold by fire.&nbsp;&nbsp; By Peter&#8217;s striking this note of suffering\nearly in his letter, he was only stressing that which had been stressed by Jesus\nhimself (Mark 8:31-38); and Peter would return to this, again and again,\nthroughout the epistle (1 Peter 2:21; 3:14-22; 4:12-19; 5:1, 10).&nbsp; Thus the sufferings of a Christian must not\nbe viewed as any unscheduled disaster overtaking us without the will of God,\nbut the very route by which the Lord Jesus demonstrates His wonderful\nredemption, displays His glory and provides a testimony of character to all\ninvolved.&nbsp; Make now mistake: God tries\nhis people in adversity. He lays his hand on them heavily, to show: <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">(a.)\nwhether they will bear up under their trials, and persevere in His service;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">(b.) to show whether\ntheir faith will keep them from murmuring or complaining; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">(c.) to\nshow whether faith is adapted to comfort and sustain the soul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The result becomes evident at the coming of Christ,\nwhen the judgment of believers\u2019 works will occur (Mt. 16:28; 2 Cor. 5:10; 1\nCor. 3:11-15; Lk. 14:14; Rev. 11:15-18, etc.,) their fiery trial of persecution\nwill result in praise, glory and honor for them.&nbsp; This is confirmed by Paul in 2 Timothy 4:8\nand in Revelation 2:10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As in all things, God\u2019s ultimate purpose for us is to\ngrow more and more into the image of His Son (Romans 8:29). This is the goal of\nthe Christian, and everything in life, including the trials and tribulations, all\ndesigned to enable us to reach that goal. It is part of the process of\nsanctification; that is, being set apart for God\u2019s purposes and fitted to live\nfor His glory. The way the trials accomplish this is explained in 1 Peter\n1:6-7.&nbsp; The true believer\u2019s faith will be\nmade sure by the trials we experience so that we can rest in the knowledge that\nit is real and will last forever.&nbsp; Trials\ndevelop godly character, and that enables us to &#8220;rejoice in our\nsufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance,\ncharacter; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God\nhas poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given\nus\u201d (Romans 5:3-5). Jesus Christ set the perfect example. &#8220;But God\ndemonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ\ndied for us&#8221; (Romans 5:8). These verses point out aspects of His divine\npurpose for both Jesus Christ&#8217;s trials and tribulations and ours. Persevering\nproves our faith. &#8220;I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens\nme&#8221; (Philippians 4:13).<br>\n<br>\nAt the same time, we must be careful never to make excuses for our &#8220;trials\nand tribulations&#8221; if they are a result of our own wrongdoing. &#8220;By no\nmeans let any of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a\ntroublesome meddler&#8221; (1 Peter 4:15). God will forgive our sins because the\neternal punishment for them has been paid by Christ\u2019s sacrifice on the cross.\nHowever, we still have to suffer the natural consequences in this life for our\nsins and bad choices. But God uses even those sufferings to mold and shape us\nfor His purposes and our ultimate good. <br>\n<br>\nTrials and tribulations come with both a purpose and a reward. &#8220;Consider\nit all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the\ntesting of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect\nresult, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.&#8221;\n&#8220;Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been\napproved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to\nthose who love Him&#8221; (James 1:2-4,12).<br>\n<br>\nThrough all of life\u2019s trials and tribulations, we have the victory. &#8220;But\nthanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord, Jesus\nChrist.&#8221; These verses encourage us to see that although we are in a\nspiritual battle, Satan has no authority over the believer in Christ. God has\ngiven us His Word to guide us, His Holy Spirit to enable us, and the privilege\nof coming to Him anywhere, at any time, to pray about anything. He has also\nassured us that no trial will test us beyond our ability to bear it, and \u201che\nwill also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it\u201d (1 Corinthians\n10:13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>Scriptural Comparison: From a local church\u2019s perspective,\nthere are ten aspects to trials and tribulations which, when understood, calm a\ncongregation\u2019s fears while providing the local fellowship the framework to avoid\nrecrimination one against another, lay the foundation for forbearance one to\nanother while preserving the union of the body one with another:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To develop <strong>perseverance<\/strong>:\nJames 1:3, \u201c\u2026because you know that the\ntesting of your faith develops perseverance.\u201d&nbsp;\nPerseverance in the Greek is \u201cHupomone\u201d and it means steadfastness, constancy, endurance: specifically in\nthe New Testament it is the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his\ndeliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest\ntrials and sufferings.&nbsp; How do you think\nthis is\ndeveloped within the Body of Christ?&nbsp; Through\nthe pain associated with being counted among Christ and resistance to that\nwhich is clearly not scriptural.&nbsp; The\nchurch will not become all that God intends it to be if we are only running in\nthe sunshine which, by the way, leads to only a dry existence.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To bring us to maturity: Hebrews 5:8, \u201cThough he were a Son, yet learned he <strong>obedience<\/strong>\nby the things which he suffered.\u201d&nbsp; Christ learned\nobedience through suffering.&nbsp; If in His\nsinlessness Christ required suffering to become mature and fulfill His calling,\nso much more do we who are sinful need to learn obedience.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To assure us of our <strong>sonship<\/strong>.&nbsp; Hebrews 12; Romans 8:37, \u201cNay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp;Hebrews 12:3-11 tells us if we do not\nexperience discipline than we are illegitimate children, not true sons.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To prove the genuine <strong>nature<\/strong>\nof our faith: 1 Thessalonians 1:6, \u201cYou\nbecame imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you\nwelcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.\u201d&nbsp; It is not difficult to be a Christian when all is right\nwith our world \u2013 that is no peculiar challenge at all.&nbsp; But when challenges arise, unsettle the fellowship,\nthreaten division within and our testimony to the world \u2013 then and there is the\ntest of faith.&nbsp; At this point God calls\nupon us, in reliance of the Holy Spirit, both to be and to do according to\nscripture. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To develop within us <strong>humility<\/strong>:\n2 Cor. 12:7, \u201c\u2026Therefore, in\norder to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a\nmessenger of Satan, to torment me.\u201d&nbsp; Paul\u2019s ailment was to\nprevent him from becoming conceited.&nbsp;&nbsp;\nWhy?&nbsp; \u201cPride goes before destruction, a haughty\nspirit before a fall.\u201d \u2013 Proverbs 16:18.&nbsp;\nThe\ndesire to depend upon ourselves is of critical concern to God.&nbsp; Full of our notions and our own abilities\nGod, in His great mercy, brings into our lives and the life of His church issues\nof deep pain in order to develop within us humility \u2013 the soil in which all the\nevidences of His grace grow.&nbsp; Make no\nmistake, how we act and react is of prime importance to God.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To keep us on <strong>track<\/strong>:\nPsalm 119:67-68, \u201cBefore I\nwas afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.&nbsp; You are good and do good; teach me your\nstatutes.\u201d&nbsp; Notice how our intensity and\nsensitivity towards God changes when a shadow falls across our horizon.&nbsp; Solomon writes to his son in Proverbs 3:11-12,\n\u201cMy son, do not despise the\nLORD\u2019s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the LORD reproves him whom he\nloves, as a father the son in whom he delights.\u201d&nbsp;\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To <strong>deepen<\/strong> our\ninsight into the heart of God: 2 Corinthians 4:7-11, \u201cBut we have this treasure in jars of clay,\nto show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. <strong><sup>8<\/sup><\/strong>We\nare afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to\ndespair; <strong><sup>9<\/sup><\/strong>persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not\ndestroyed; <strong><sup>10<\/sup><\/strong> always carrying in the body the death of Jesus,\nso that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. <strong><sup>11<\/sup><\/strong>For\nwe who live are always being given over to death for Jesus\u2019 sake, so that the\nlife of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. \u201c&nbsp; Truly, this is a calling to the church.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To enable us to <strong>help<\/strong>\nothers in their trials: 2 Kings 5: 2-3, \u201cNow the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little\ngirl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman\u2019s wife. <strong><sup>3<\/sup><\/strong>She\nsaid to her mistress, &#8220;Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in\nSamaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.&#8221;&nbsp; The servant girl caught up in ethnic cleansing, shuffled\noff to a foreign land to serve a foreign household.&nbsp; All the ingredients for the potential of\nbitterness, disgruntlement and an attitude of \u201cI don\u2019t want to be here, I don\u2019t\nlike you therefore I\u2019m not going to help you.\u201d&nbsp;\nBut when she looked upon the pain of her master\u2019s wife and that of her\nmaster himself with the onset of leprosy\u2026from her own pain she became\nsympathetic and volunteered the information of going to the man of God.&nbsp; Why would she help?&nbsp; Because in her own experience God had come\nthrough and helped her.&nbsp; The journey\nthrough which God has brought us He uses to minister to another.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To <strong>reveal<\/strong> what\nwe really love:&nbsp; Deuteronomy 13:3, \u201cyou shall not listen to the words of that\nprophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to\nknow whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your\nsoul.\u201d&nbsp; Challenges clarify things in a\nway that nothing else will or can.&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>To <strong>display<\/strong> His\nglory: Isaiah 43:6-7, \u201cDo not\nwithhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, <strong><sup>7<\/sup><\/strong>everyone\nwho is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and\nmade.&#8221;&nbsp; We are the expression of God\u2019s glory \u2013\ncreated in His image for the purpose of demonstrating His love, concern and\ncare.&nbsp; We are the bride of Christ,\ndisplaying to all the world His majesty and sufficiency. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>Conclusion: It is not only possible but anticipated that\nGod\u2019s people will face challenges and testings.&nbsp;\nAs we have discovered, God is at work or, as I like to say, He is in the\nmidst of the mist.&nbsp; While some may claim\nthey can\u2019t see Him, we are told not to live by sight but by the Word of God\u2026the\nWord which instructs, encourages, is always right and shall never pass\naway.&nbsp;&nbsp; God has provided all we need as\nthe Holy Spirit brings the Word alive in our hearts and adjusts our attitudes\nand actions accordingly.&nbsp; To this end the\nchurch\u2019s prayer:<strong><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cWe do not\nknow what lies ahead, the way we can not see, but One stands near to be our\nguide and He will show the way to we.&nbsp; I\nknow who holds the future and He guides us with His hand.&nbsp; With God things just don\u2019t happen, everything\nby Him is planned.&nbsp; So as we face\ntomorrow, with its challenges large and small, we will trust the God of\nmiracles and give to Him our all.\u201d<\/em><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Peter 1:6-7: \u201cWherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[530],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trials &amp; 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