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Suffering For Christ. Suffering For Christ. Why are we made to suffer? T he ignorance of men 1 Peter 2:15 We’re different 1 Peter 4:4, 12 The testing of our faith 1 Peter 1:6-7, Jam 1:2-4, Rom 5:3-5
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Suffering For Christ • Why are we made to suffer? • The ignorance of men 1 Peter 2:15 • We’re different 1 Peter 4:4, 12 • The testing of our faith 1 Peter 1:6-7, Jam 1:2-4, Rom 5:3-5 • To glorify God 1 Peter 2:11-12, 2 Thess 1:3-12, Luke 23:39-43
Suffering For Christ • How do we respond? • Look to eternity 1 Peter 1:3-5, 8-9
Suffering For Christ • How do we respond? • Look to eternity For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Rom 8:18) For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory (2 Cor 4:17 )
Suffering For Christ • How do we respond? • Look to eternity 1 Peter 1:3-5, 8-9; Rom 8:18; 2 Cor 4:17 • Remember who we are 1 Peter 1:17-19, 2:4-10 • Keep our behavior honorable 1 Peter 2:11-20 • Repay evil with good 1 Peter 2:21-25, 3:8-9 • Be prepared to give an answer 1 Peter 3:13-15 • Love one another 1 Peter 4:8-11 • Submit to elders 1 Peter 5:1-5 • Cast our anxieties upon God 1 Peter 5:6-7, Heb 4:14-16