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020 _a0802819532
041 _aeng
050 _aBT732.7
_b.C53 1983
100 _aClarkson, Margaret
245 0 _aDestined for Glory :
_bThe Meaning of Suffering /
_cMargaret Clarkson
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bEerdmans,
_c1983
300 _axii, 132 p.
_b;
_c21 cm.
505 _aPoem: "Sovereign Lord!" -- The path of the just -- Why? -- What is pain? -- The perfect plan -- What about evil? -- Evil: Whence and wither? -- Men -- or marionettes? -- With mercy and with judgment -- The shattered image -- "Earth felt the wound" -- The pain of the universe -- In understanding be men -- Occupied territory -- The enemy -- Principalities and powers -- Temper-deceiver-accuser-devourer -- Spiritual strategy -- When trouble strikes -- "There was a day" -- Perfect through sufferings -- Suffering and glory -- God's glory, and ours -- is suffering God's gift? -- Suffering and judgment -- Suffering as chastisement -- Suffering as a trial of faith -- Suffering as the Refiner's fire -- Suffering for God's glory -- Filling up Christ's sufferings -- Suffering and the will of God -- It's no sin to be sick -- What about miracles? -- Spiritual wholeness -- God's alchemy -- What do the promises mean? -- Praying in Jesus' name -- Putting faith to work -- "Sovereign Lord!" -- Not feelings, but facts -- The gateway of praise -- Paradox -- Five gold rings -- The echoing void.
650 _aSuffering—Religious aspects—Christianity.
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