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towards those who have wronged us or who

persecute us is to be indirectly angry at or

bitter towards God — because God is

sovereign, and He is in complete control

of every trial and suffering that He

allows in our lives, and we can be

confident that God will never allow His

children to suffer in any way without a

divine purpose for that suffering, whether it

be chastisement or to be glorified through

us as we trustingly endure our suffering in a

godly and Christ-honoring manner. God’s

ultimate purpose for all Christians is to

conform us into the likeness of Christ and

mold us into vessels “meet for the master’s

prepared unto every good work” (2
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