1Pe 4:12 Beloved, DO NOT BE ASTONISHED
at the FIERY TRIAL which is to TRY YOU
AS THOUGH A STRANGE THING HAPPENED TO YOU.
1Pe 4:13 but rejoice according as you are PARTAKERS OF CHRIST'S SUFFERING
so that when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy.
1Pe 4:14 If you are reviled for the name of Christ,
you are blessed,
because the Spirit of God and of glory rests on you.
Truly according to them, He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.
1Pe 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or a meddler in the affairs of others.
1Pe 4:16 BUT IF ONE SUFFERS AS A CHRISTIAN, LET HIM NOT BE ASHAMED BUT LET HIM GLORIFY GOD BECAUSE OF THIS.
1Pe 4:17 For the time has come for the judgment to begin from the house of God. And if it first begins from us, what will be the end of those disobeying the gospel of God?
1Pe 4:18 And if the RIGHTEOUS ONE IS SCARCELY SAVED, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
1Pe 4:19 Therefore let those who SUFFER ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD COMMIT THEIR SOULS IN WELL-DOING, AS TO A FAITHFUL CREATOR.
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1Pe 3:17 For it is better, if the will of God wills it, to suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.
2Ti 1:12 For this cause I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard My deposit unto that Day.
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1Pe 4:19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. (KJV)
1Pe 4:19 If you suffer for obeying God, you must have complete faith in your faithful Creator and keep on doing right. (CEV - Contemporary English Version)
Suffering according to the will of GOD.
Suffering for OBEYING GOD.
Faith in our ever faithful CREATOR.
For some reason when you think about suffering for obeying, or if you' d rather- suffering according to the will of God, you automatically think there is something wrong with that verse.
Don't deny it.
We've been duped by so many false teachers to believe that God should NOT let us suffer because letting us suffer means He wants us to suffer and our God wouldn't be a God of love if He wanted us to suffer-especially for obeying His will.
DUPED.
HOODWINKED.
FOOLED.
TRICKED.
DECEIVED.
It's wrong to suffer.
So if you suffer then something is wrong with the way you believe, something is wrong with the situation.
We've been LIED to!
Suffering for obeying God's will is a BIBLICAL TRUTH!
And if you think that only means suffering if you are being persecuted by those who aren't Christians, think again. Some of the worst suffering will come from fellow believers.
Jesus suffered at the hands of His own religious leaders, those who were a part of His faith.
Today we make the great distinction been Jews and Christians but there were NO CHRISTIANS when Christ was put to death! Christ HIMSELF was a JEW. He was betrayed and crucified by those of His own religious teachings. He grew up going to the synagogue. People knew Him as a son of Joseph who was an Israelite.
People began to follow Christ's teachings fully after His death and they became known as Christians. But Christ SUFFERED right up to DEATH by those who were God's chosen people. People He'd led as God with God before He took on flesh and became the Son of God. He knew these chosen people, He'd chosen them with GOD the FATHER.
So if we get it in our heads that to suffer persecution only comes from those of another faith we are tragically allowing ourselves to be deceived.
Persecution can come from anyone at anytime if you are obeying God's will.
Satan does NOT want us to obey God's will. Satan hates when we obey God's will. We will be spiritually attack in brutal ways if we choose to obey God's will.
So do NOT for one moment believe that because you believe in God that you are going to be spared suffering, quite the opposite.
If you CHOOSE to obey God's will then you are choosing to suffer.
We will suffer here and now, over and over and over again, but there will be a great reward, we are promised salvation in CHRIST, forever living in God's will in a place where only God's will is done always and forever!
God's will.
God's way.
God's commands.
We can learn of them as we study God's word, we must learn of them as we study God's will.
HIS WILL BE DONE ALWAYS!
Bless us God as we seek to obey Your will, to do Your will in all things! Help us to understand the suffering will be worth it in the end when we are reunited with You forever!
at the FIERY TRIAL which is to TRY YOU
AS THOUGH A STRANGE THING HAPPENED TO YOU.
1Pe 4:13 but rejoice according as you are PARTAKERS OF CHRIST'S SUFFERING
so that when His glory shall be revealed, you may be glad also with exceeding joy.
1Pe 4:14 If you are reviled for the name of Christ,
you are blessed,
because the Spirit of God and of glory rests on you.
Truly according to them, He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.
1Pe 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or a meddler in the affairs of others.
1Pe 4:16 BUT IF ONE SUFFERS AS A CHRISTIAN, LET HIM NOT BE ASHAMED BUT LET HIM GLORIFY GOD BECAUSE OF THIS.
1Pe 4:17 For the time has come for the judgment to begin from the house of God. And if it first begins from us, what will be the end of those disobeying the gospel of God?
1Pe 4:18 And if the RIGHTEOUS ONE IS SCARCELY SAVED, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
1Pe 4:19 Therefore let those who SUFFER ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD COMMIT THEIR SOULS IN WELL-DOING, AS TO A FAITHFUL CREATOR.
*******
1Pe 3:17 For it is better, if the will of God wills it, to suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.
2Ti 1:12 For this cause I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard My deposit unto that Day.
*******
1Pe 4:19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. (KJV)
1Pe 4:19 If you suffer for obeying God, you must have complete faith in your faithful Creator and keep on doing right. (CEV - Contemporary English Version)
Suffering according to the will of GOD.
Suffering for OBEYING GOD.
Faith in our ever faithful CREATOR.
For some reason when you think about suffering for obeying, or if you' d rather- suffering according to the will of God, you automatically think there is something wrong with that verse.
Don't deny it.
We've been duped by so many false teachers to believe that God should NOT let us suffer because letting us suffer means He wants us to suffer and our God wouldn't be a God of love if He wanted us to suffer-especially for obeying His will.
DUPED.
HOODWINKED.
FOOLED.
TRICKED.
DECEIVED.
It's wrong to suffer.
So if you suffer then something is wrong with the way you believe, something is wrong with the situation.
We've been LIED to!
Suffering for obeying God's will is a BIBLICAL TRUTH!
And if you think that only means suffering if you are being persecuted by those who aren't Christians, think again. Some of the worst suffering will come from fellow believers.
Jesus suffered at the hands of His own religious leaders, those who were a part of His faith.
Today we make the great distinction been Jews and Christians but there were NO CHRISTIANS when Christ was put to death! Christ HIMSELF was a JEW. He was betrayed and crucified by those of His own religious teachings. He grew up going to the synagogue. People knew Him as a son of Joseph who was an Israelite.
People began to follow Christ's teachings fully after His death and they became known as Christians. But Christ SUFFERED right up to DEATH by those who were God's chosen people. People He'd led as God with God before He took on flesh and became the Son of God. He knew these chosen people, He'd chosen them with GOD the FATHER.
So if we get it in our heads that to suffer persecution only comes from those of another faith we are tragically allowing ourselves to be deceived.
Persecution can come from anyone at anytime if you are obeying God's will.
Satan does NOT want us to obey God's will. Satan hates when we obey God's will. We will be spiritually attack in brutal ways if we choose to obey God's will.
So do NOT for one moment believe that because you believe in God that you are going to be spared suffering, quite the opposite.
If you CHOOSE to obey God's will then you are choosing to suffer.
We will suffer here and now, over and over and over again, but there will be a great reward, we are promised salvation in CHRIST, forever living in God's will in a place where only God's will is done always and forever!
God's will.
God's way.
God's commands.
We can learn of them as we study God's word, we must learn of them as we study God's will.
HIS WILL BE DONE ALWAYS!
Bless us God as we seek to obey Your will, to do Your will in all things! Help us to understand the suffering will be worth it in the end when we are reunited with You forever!
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