TESTS, SPIRITUAL

Thompson Chain Reference (1908)

(A) DIVINE METHODS

By Demanding Great Sacrifices

Genesis 22:1 Exodus 20:20

By Leading Men in a Difficult Way

Deuteronomy 8:2 Deuteronomy 13:3

By Giving Opportunities for Choice

1 Kings 3:5 2 Chronicles 32:31 Psalms 7:9 Psalms 11:5 Psalms 17:3

By Proposing Hard Tasks

John 6:5 John 6:6 John 11:6

By Permitting Men to Suffer

Acts 16:23 Acts 16:24

By Permitting Temptation

James 1:2 James 1:3

(B) DIVINE DELAYS

Psalms 13:1 Psalms 40:17 Psalms 69:3 Psalms 119:82 John 11:6 John 11:21 James 5:7 2 Peter 3:9

(C) FAITH TESTED

Genesis 22:2 Joshua 6:3 Judges 7:7 1 Kings 17:9 1 Kings 17:13 2 Kings 3:6 2 Kings 4:3 Matthew 9:28 Mark 7:27 Hebrews 11:8 Hebrews 11:17 Hebrews 11:36 James 1:3 1 Peter 1:7