What is the meaning of affliction in the Bible?

1 : a cause of persistent pain or distress a mysterious affliction. 2 : great suffering felt empathy with their affliction. 3 : the state of being afflicted by something that causes suffering her affliction with polio.

What does the Bible say about comforting the afflicted?

“Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.” The Good News: There is no suffering beyond the reach of our merciful God. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

What does Peter say about suffering?

“It is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God” (verses 19-20).

How does God comfort us in our troubles?

God comforts us through the Bible and also through prayer. While he knows the words we will speak before we ever say them and he knows even our thoughts, he wants us to tell him what is on our mind and what we are worried about.

Who said comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable?

humorist Finley Peter Dunne
An oft-quoted phrase captures a time-honored purpose in journalism: Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable. The phrase originated during journalism’s muckraking days more than a century ago. The humorist Finley Peter Dunne put it in the mouth of his alter-ego, the bartender and eternal critic Mr.

What is suffering according to the will of God?

Suffering is a product of the fall, a consequence of human sin against God (Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:21). Suffering is in our lives because we are living in a broken world. Some suffering is due to our sinful and wrong choices, but some is due simply to the world being fallen.

Who are the afflicted?

The Afflicted are humanoid races who have been gifted abilities or “afflicted” by the Daedric Prince, Peryite, in Skyrim. Afflicted have the ability to vomit a green substance that is extremely acidic. It appears that Peryite “afflicted” them so that they could “cleanse all of Tamriel” by spreading this affliction.