Christ became a curse for sinners. We become blessed in Christ (Galatians 3:13). He “sealed my pardon with His blood” by bearing our guilt and punishment. He grounds our final righteousness before God by His own perfect obedience. Consequently, justification not only deals with past guilt, but also secures for us a complete and final (or eschatological, to use the technical term) righteousness before God. This is what it means to be justified by faith.
Sinclair Ferguson

AFFLICTIONS Made Beneficial

AFFLICTIONS Made Beneficial

AFFLICTIONS Made Beneficial

  1. In promoting the glory of God # Joh 9:1-3 11:3,4 21:18,19
  2. In exhibiting the power and faithfulness of God # Ps 34:19,20 2Co 4:8-11
  3. In teaching us the will of God # Ps 119:71 Isa 26:9 Mic 6:9
  4. In turning us to God # De 4:30,31 Ne 1:8,9 Ps 78:34 Isa 10:20,21 Ho 2:6,7
  5. In keeping us from again departing from God # Job 34:31,32 Isa 10:20 Eze 14:10,11
  6. In leading us to seek God in prayer # Jud 4:3 Jer 31:18 La 2:17-19 Ho 5:14,15 Jon 2:1
  7. In convincing us of sin # Job 36:8,9 Ps 119:67 Lu 15:16-18
  8. In leading us to confession of sin # Nu 21:7 Ps 32:5 51:3,5
  9. In testing and exhibiting our sincerity # Job 23:10 Ps 66:10 Pr 17:3
  10. In trying our faith and obedience # Ge 22:1,2 Heb 11:17 Ex 15:23-25 De 8:2,16 1Pe 1:7 Re 2:10
  11. In humbling us # De 8:3,16 2Ch 7:13,14 La 3:19,20 2Co 12:7
  12. In purifying us # Ec 7:2,3 Isa 1:25,26 48:10 Jer 9:6,7 Zec 13:9 Mal 3:2,3
  13. In exercising our patience # Ps 40:1 Ro 5:3 Jas 1:3 1Pe 2:20
  14. In rendering us fruitful in good works # Joh 15:2 Heb 12:10,11
  15. In furthering the gospel # Ac 8:3,4 11:19-21 Php 1:12 2Ti 2:9,10 4:16,17
  16. Exemplified 16a) Joseph’s brethren

    # Ge 42:21

16b) Joseph # Ge 45:5,7,8 16c) Israel # De 8:3,5 16d) Josiah # 2Ki 22:19 16e) Hezekiah # 2Ch 32:25,26 16f) Manasseh # 2Ch 33:12 16g) Jonah # Jon 2:7 16h) Prodigal’s son # Lu 15:21