Hi Bro. John,
I read in Psalm 11:5, “The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”
The way that is written sounds like the LORD tries whom He loves. That is comforting.
Jerry
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Hi, Brother Jerry.
The Lord chastens and tries only those whom He loves, Brother Jerry. As I old everyone here on Sunday morning, the only people who qualify to be delivered are those who are in trouble. Isn’t that what Jesus said, that are the only people he came for are people in trouble because “the healthy need no physician”?
The gospel is only for the weak, the needy, the sick, the downtrodden, the betrayed, the sorrowful, the abused. And there is no trouble suffered by anyone except the trouble that God wants to show His love by fixing.
jdc