Parole Vivante - Living Word - Levande Ord

For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.  (2Co_2:17) Godly sincerity concerning God's word is another characteristic that the Lord desires to mark us with by His grace. "For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity . . . we speak." The manner in which we relate to the word of God is a high priority to our Lord. In the early church, some were already relating wrongly to God's word. "For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God." They were using the word of God for self-gain. The scriptures warn us about the temptation that people would face concerning inappropriate uses of the word. "There are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain" (Tit_1:1

Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold No one in this world wishes to suffer. suffering is considered a negative thing because it makes us to feel rejected, abandoned and bitterness fills our hearts as we suffer. But if we look deeper, we can see that suffering has a power to transform and bring brighter days in our lives. The Bible declares that "many are the afflictions of the righteous" (Psalms 34:19). Job was a God's fearing and righteous person. But despise all his holiness he had to go through suffering. But at times we wonder how does God permit suffering to come to someone who is living righteously within the will of God?  Well here is the answer: God did not create suffering. It originally entered the world through man’s sin (Genesis 3). But God can take that which is intended for evil and use it for good to accomplish His purposes.   Suffering is sometimes compared to a natural storm. When