Why Joy in Suffering is Reasonable
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We can rejoice in suffering because...
1) We are identified with Christ (Matthew 5:11,10:24-25; Romans 8:16-17)
2) We have a future beyond the suffering (Matthew 5:10,12; 1 Peter 4:13; Hebrews 12:2)
3) The strength of Christ at work in us is revealed as glorious (2 Corinthians 12:9)
4) The spirit and glory of God rests upon us (1 Peter 4:14)
5) Through it our sancification is progressing (1 Peter 4:12; Hebrews 12:7-11)
6) In it God is pleased (1 Peter 2:19-20; Isaiah 53:10-11)
7) It produces fruit in us (Romans 5:2)
8) It can not separate us from the love of Christ and of God (Romans 8:35-39)