God allows His children to suffer because disappointments strengthen one's character and make them more like Jesus Christ. ... "God will use the disappointments of life to teach and train you and to make you more like Jesus Christ. ... Christ suffered more afflictions than any human could endure, before He entered into His glory. ... But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. ... The benefits include developing perseverance, becoming more like Jesus Christ, and having the ability to witness the revealing of Go...

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• Grade Level: High School

We are either being molded into the image of Christ or we are being molded into the opposite of his image. ... It is about becoming a person who can lover others and server others as Jesus did. ... The third step in Mulhaolland's definition of spiritual formation is the image of Christ. ... Essentially that is why we live and should be our ultimate goal, to live in the image of Christ. ... As long as there are parts of us that are not in the image of Christ, our relations with others will not be ruled in a Christ like manner, rather we will allow our own agenda and rules to impose on ...

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One main reason this acquires is Jesus never really explained what or who he was while he was here on earth. ... The best example of this in action is in the crucifixion of Jesus, not only does in give us and insight into the incarnation of Jesus and his crucifixion, but also the role that God played in both. ... Jesus was on the cross as a result of our choices as humans and it was God's self-limiting power that prevented him from saving Jesus. ... But this is not the God that revealed to us in Jesus Christ. ... In her Book Consider Jesus she focuses more on the nature of Jesus and th...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

" (Hebrews 9:15) In the New Covenant, the desire of GOD to be in fellowship with man is met through the witness of the Holy Spirit, the justice of GOD is satisfied with the punishment of sin on the cross of Christ, and the mercy of GOD is given through the payment of sin from Christ for those who would put their faith in Him. ... Our Savior is revealed in the person of Jesus Chr...

• Word Count: 1789
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School