Affliction For Our Profit (1)

We sing in various Psalter versifications on Psalm 119 that affliction is for our profit. That affliction is for our spiritual good is a confession unique to God’s people. In this article and the next, we will examine the theme of affliction in the light of God’s word. We hope to answer a number of questions. Who controls affliction? What is affliction? What are the effects of affliction upon the godly and the ungodly? How do we profit from affliction? Affliction is a reality in this life...