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What are “Temptations”? How Bad Do They Get?

Right after Jesus was baptized, he went out into the desert, fasted for forty days, and was tempted by the Devil (Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:9–13; Luke 4:1–13). In these temptations, the Devil tried to get Jesus to act wrongly. It

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Darkness at Home

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. (Genesis 15:12) Sometimes even when we’re doing the right thing, and going in the right direction, things get worse instead

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Why Is Life So Hard? Why are there So Many Struggles?

Inner struggles are a part of our process of spiritual rebirth. There are many words used to describe these spiritual struggles: Temptation. The dark night of the soul. Spiritual anguish. Depression. The book of Revelation calls these dark and troublesome

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