...forces. The Psalms had prophesied the history of the Church, and the apostle Paul had experienced it: "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed;...despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed" (2 Cor. 4.8-9). If we examine the conceptual framework underlying Luther's Reformation...

...have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed,...despair, persecuted, but not forsaken, cast down, but not destroyed, always bearing in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus...

...true it rings down in my spirit. I know that with him I can do all things, and without him I fail. "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed;...despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed" (2 Cor 4:8-9), I've come to the conclusion that no matter what I go through, if I can...

...earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on very side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not...despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed. I believe we all have a tendency to lean on our own understanding, rather than God's...

...this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 Always bearing about in the body the...

...hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place." "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair." We could cite many more passages and relate many more instances to show that the most saintly people...

...have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 0 Always bearing about in the...

...melody. Even though we are faced with adversities we must stand firm, confidently and say like Paul, "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed we are perplexed but not despair, persecuted but not forsaken, cast down but not destroyed. Always bearing about in the body...

...Somehow, you have to counter this depressive notion, knowing that Paul wrote in II Corinthians 4:8—10: We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed;...despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of...

...spirit of failure against us. We can fight him with the Word of God. 2nd Corinthians 4:8-10 tell us: "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed;...despair, persecuted, but not forsaken, cast down, but not destroyed." Failure is a temporary thing; just another test, a part of life. Believers fall down...