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MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEEDS OF OTHERS Luke 232649 MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OTHERS 232631 Jesus suffersbeaten rejected mourned Jesus speaksWeep for yourselves Jesus sympathizesHe knew what lay ahead. spurgeongemsorg ASLEEP AND YET AWAKEA RIDDLE NO 1561 DELIVERED ON LORDSDAY MO RNING OCTOBER 10 1880 BY C H SPURGEON AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE NEWINGTON I sleep but my heart is awake it is the voice of my Beloved that knocks Song of Solomon 52 WE James 5:7-11. 250,000 times more likely. 25,000 times more likely. 1,300 times more likely. 18 times more likely. 3. times more likely. Life is Hard. because we live in a . fallen. world full of . sin. The Story So Far…. So far, we’ve presented 4 arguments which together, make for a powerful argument for belief in God.. - 2 cosmological arguments. - the design argument. - the moral argument. What is it?. Monks?. Bald dudes?. Orange clothes and beads?. Temples. This crazy thing called ‘enlightenment’?. That guy with the big belly?. Origins. India: spreading through Asia: 6. th. - 8. th. Romans 8.12-25. Biblical examples of suffering…. P. eople suffered . because of self-inflicted misery. . (Adam/Eve & King David). P. eople suffered . by no fault of their own – life is simply hard. How do we deal with it?. Nelson Mandela. “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our . common suffering . About Suffering they were never wrong/ The Old Masters how well they understood/ Its human position, how it takes place/ While someone else is eating…. -- W.H. Auden “Musee de Beaux Arts”. Breugel. Romans 8.12-25. Biblical examples of suffering…. P. eople suffered . because of self-inflicted misery. . (Adam/Eve & King David). P. eople suffered . by no fault of their own – life is simply hard. Luke 22:39-46. What is this Cup?. The wrath of God brought to bear . on Jesus in behalf of . the . sinner. The actual death upon the cross. The suffering that Jesus was to endure, especially the emotional and metal suffering of the Christ . WHY DOES GOD ALLOW SO MUCH EVIL?. God’s . original plan . was for us to live in a garden of Eden with . no thorns and no . suffering – Genesis 1-3. Why is their so much suffering. ??. (. 1)Free will (2)sin . Dr. Joseph Chang. 2/23/2014. BOLGPC. 1. Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, . 2. through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. . səf. (ə)ring). noun. : suffering; plural noun: sufferings. the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship. .. Romans 8:18-27. suffering. 3 KEY WORDS. (ROM. 8:18-27). BONDAGE (results in groaning). Servants’ Meeting. October 9, 2010. 1 Peter 4. 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”. --. Khalil. Gibran (. BrainyQuote. ). Scientific Evidence. “Post-traumatic growth”. The suffering of traumatic life-events can lead to personal development .