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Living in a Foreign Land

Our citizenship is in heaven. We live on earth as strangers and pilgrims. This world is not as it should be or as it will be. There is suffering. There are situations and even people that will oppose God's purposes in our lives. But with the help of His word, His Spirit and our brothers and sisters in the Lord, we have what we need to be overcomers.

Part	Title	Sections
34	The problem of suffering	Background Basic beliefs about how God acts The righteousness of God and the sinfulness of mankind Corporate effects: people harm each other God entered our suffering world How can Christians deal with personal suffering
35	Healing	Background In the Old Testament God sometimes granted miraculous healing Jesus Christ came to bring healing and salvation After Pentecost Medicine and the gospel The Kingdom
36	Doubt	Background Many people in the Bible struggled with doubts How to deal with doubts
37	Growing cold	Background Sixteen things to watch out for so that we do not grow cold spiritually What is the remedy?
38	The flesh	The flesh is like a burden on a person's back How is the flesh or sinful nature overcome? The regenerate person belongs to Christ - and must no longer walk according to the flesh
39	Hypocrisy	Background Hypocrisy and counterfeit Christianity will be widespread before Christ's return Counterfeit Christians may masquerade in several guises
40	Leaven (or yeast)	Background New Testament
41	Giving	Background In the Old Testament In the New Testament Dimensions of Christian giving
42	Inspiration of Scripture	Background The Bible clearly claims to be God's world to man This revealing of God's word continues right up to the end of the Bible The human authors testify Christ's words witness to the divine authorship The Bible speaks as having divine authority There is a solemn warning
43	Satan	Background Identity and origin Character Activity Power of the enemy over believers is strictly limited. What we are to do . . . ? Destiny

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