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A Theology of Suffering 

 

May 31, 2026

Genesis 1:31

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day.

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The THreshing Floor

1. It is a valuable .

2. It is a place of and .

3. It is a place of .

4. It is a very place.

5. It is a hazard.

6. It is a marker in your life.

7. It ushers in God’s .

2 Chronicles 3:1

Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.

Romans 10:9–10

1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “He is good; his love endures forever.”

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Suffering Produces Spiritual Maturity

1. Suffering produces perseverance, character, and .

Romans 5:3–5

3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

2. Trials refine and produce .

James 1:2–4

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

3. God works through for ultimate spiritual .

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Suffering without is torment.

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