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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or poison.
John Owen

Despite the obvious emphasis of Scripture (in regard to suffering), we are bombarded by suggestions that the “successful” Christian living takes place in the realm of constant victory, health, wholeness, and financial prosperity. In response to this we are not to pretend that suffering doesn’t exist or that it might be instantly cured. Such notions are the product of empty heads and closed Bibles.
Alistair Begg