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

Two of the most godly and disarming ways to display humility are accountability and correctability (Mark Dever and Paul Alexander).
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Persecution by the devil, through evil men, allowed by God is ordained to strengthen the church whereby Christ’s lampstand will burn brightly as a holy witness. It always separates the true and false believers. It purges away the chaff from the wheat. It strengthens and refines the true children of God (see Rev. 2:10).
Randy Smith