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Why do Christians have to suffer?

Answered by Gene Cunningham, Basic Training Bible Ministries · from The Basics, Lesson 4–5: Empowering—The Spirit

It is the only way God's glory will be seen through us. If we are going to blow the trumpet, God is going to break the vessel. The battle that we face cannot be fought and won by our power or our strength. It has to be fought in weakness. That is how God displays His power—through the weakness of the missionaries, of the pastors, of the believers on the job every day who keep blowing the trumpet. Every time we blow the trumpet, the vessel is broken, and God routs the enemy.

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Source: The Basics The Basics, Lesson 4-5 — Empowering—The Spirit (p.219) · Read this lesson in the book → · Read this lesson online →

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