How God Uses Suffering Part 1
How God Uses Suffering
Romans 5:1-5
Paul mentions three things christians are to
rejoice about:
Verse 2 We ought to rejoice
in hope.
Verse 3 We are to rejoice in
our suffering.
Verse 11 We rejoice in
God.
I. We rejoice in hope because we have
peace with God. (vs1-2)
Four
characteristics:
1. You
lose your fear of God. (John 15:15)
2. You
lose your fear of death. (Heb. 2:14-15)
3. You
don't panic when the devil suggests doubt. (Eph. 6:11, 16)
4. You
have confidence before God even though you're imperfect. (Romans
8:1)
II. We rejoice in suffering.
(verse 5)
Definition of suffering:
in the Greek it literally means distress.
Misconceptions about
rejoicing in suffering:
1. Being a
christian exempts you from problems.
2. It
doesn't mean faking it.
3. It
doesn't mean enjoying the suffering.
Why can christians rejoice
in suffering? (3a)
Because we know
something other people don't know.
Because we have a
perspective that other don't have.
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