Tag Archives: Suffering

Löhe on Rom.8:18

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. (Rom 8:18 NIV) Let’s deal some more with these words from Romans 8:18. The old enemy lives just as the old … Continue reading →

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Löhe on Rom.8:18

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. (Rom 8:18 NIV) If we hear such verses dealing with suffering, then we are tempted to think immediately about suffering common … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 Peter 5:9

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. (1Pe 5:9 NIV) Our resistance against evil happens through a faithful, trusting and ongoing immersion of our … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 Peter 5:7

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1Pe 5:7 NIV) Here the apostle does not write about our basic anxiety for daily bread. He is focusing rather on the anxiety of his congregants and fellow-Christians, who … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 Peter 5:6a

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand,  (1Pe 5:6 NIV) Would not every creature bow down humbly if it realizes the mighty hand of God is coming down? One may even ask, if that is humiliation if we bow down … Continue reading →

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Herrenhuter readings for Thursday, the 2nd May 2013

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant. (Psalm 119:76 NIV For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. (2.Corinthians 1:5 NIV))

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LÖHE ON 2.CORINTHIANS 6:10

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing. (2Co 6:10 NIV) Sadness is a ticket to joy. There are various perspectives of heaven. Mine too shall be realized – even if no one sees the glorious splendour out yonder, who has not first gone … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON 1. PETER 2:19-20

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON 1. PETER 2:21

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

To this you were called. (1Pe 2:21 NIV) You? Who is this? Most likely those addressed by Saint Peter in the previous three verses. That means the slaves, those without liberty and freedom. To what are they called? With what … Continue reading →

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LÖHE ON LUKE 22:39.44

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him…And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. (Luk 22:39.44 NIV) The suffering of … Continue reading →

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