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The suffering of sickness and the suffering of persecution have this in common: they are both intended by satan for the destruction of our faith, and governed by god for the purifying of our faith... christ sovereignly accomplishes his loving, purifying purpose, by overruling satan's destructive attempts. satan is always aiming to destroy our faith; but christ magnifies his power in weakness.
-John Piper
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The Suffering Of Sickness And The Suffering

John Piper
The suffering of sickness and the suffering of persecution have this in common: they are both intended by satan for the destruction of our faith, and governed by god for the purifying of our faith... christ sovereignly accomplishes his loving, purifying purpose, by overruling satan's destructive attempts. satan is always aiming to destroy our faith; but christ magnifies his power in weakness.
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