Joy and Trials
“Consider it all joy, my brethren when you encounter various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
James 1:2
“Consider it all joy, my brethren when you encounter various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
James 1:2
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Luke 15:10 Our Sunday school teacher brought out a very important fact yesterday. Think of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They were given all…
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