We Are Joyful
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· 2 viewsWe can rejoice in the midst of suffering because God is faithful.
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Reading: 1 Peter 4:12-19
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
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We Should Not Be Surprised by Suffering
We Should Not Be Surprised by Suffering
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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PRIN: People, by their nature, are captivated, arrested by the new thing.
EXP: Peter tells his readers not to be "arrested” by the “new thing” of the fiery trial - because it’s not a “new thing” at all
Daniel 3 - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery furnace
6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
There is a fiery trial for all who would follow Christ - it’s part of the package of Christianity.
We Can Be Joyful in Our Suffering
We Can Be Joyful in Our Suffering
...Because We Share the Suffering with Christ
...Because We Share the Suffering with Christ
13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
…Because We Share the Glory of Christ
…Because We Share the Glory of Christ
1 Peter 4:13 (ESV)
13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
…Because We Share the Spirit of Christ
…Because We Share the Spirit of Christ
14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
…Because We Share the Righteousness of Christ
…Because We Share the Righteousness of Christ
17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18 And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
…Because We Share in the Faithfulness of Christ
…Because We Share in the Faithfulness of Christ
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.