Title: The Triumph and Triumph of the Saints
We must suffer with him in order that we may be glorified with him.
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed in us.
There is none" (Romans 8:17-18)
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes.
It is done" (Psalm 119:71)
"By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Rather, it is better to suffer with God's people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a while.
more preferred and reproached for Christ's sake than all the treasures of Egypt
I counted it as greater riches, because I looked forward to the reward."
(Hebrews 11:24-26)
Suffering means that there is pain and suffering in a person's body, mind, and soul.
means.
There are many hardships in this world we live in.
A young child, just a few days old, fell into a coma due to an incurable disease.
While in the hospital intensive care unit, the baby and its parents and family
They are experiencing extreme hardship.
Suffering from accidents, human resources, hardships due to natural disasters, tens of thousands of physical
Suffering due to disease, suffering due to economic problems, discord in human relationships
hardships caused by war, hardships caused by war, hardships caused by problems with children,
Suffering due to conflict, suffering at work, suffering due to conflict between saints,
Occupational hardships, hardships to keep faith and live according to God’s will,
Entrance exam, hardships for finding a job, hardships in the military after enlistment...
People are living in the midst of many hardships.
The Bible says, "Life is born for suffering, as sparks fly upward."
(Job 5:7) He says.
First, suffering is suffering because of sin.
“What praise is there if you are beaten for a sin and endure it?
But if you suffer for doing good and endure it, this is commendable in the sight of God."
(1 Peter 2:20)
Take this suffering, for example, by committing a social crime and being punished by the law.
Physical hardships in a place isolated from society during treatment,
As a result of sexual crimes, he contracted AIDS and suffered until death.
Life is inevitable, or as a result of drinking too much, cirrhosis or liver cancer
To live and die in pain, to live lavishly when young and to be financially
The result of living physically hard, or living wickedly like the citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah
Being punished by God, living in pain and then dying, the result of one's own sins
The hardships of ending one's life by suicide.
Second, there is suffering that is vaguely experienced.
“It is a beautiful thing if you endure hardships and endure sorrows by thinking of God.”
(1 Peter 2:19)
Suffering in ambiguity is suffering from someone who has not done anything special.
Being insulted, criticized, or being unrelated to that person because of someone else's fault
Even if you suffer, or do something useful to that person,
Rather than being grateful, it is rather insulting and suffering, etc.
It is an unprecedented ordeal that will soon come to pass.
Third, there is suffering that Satan brings.
“One of the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, please turn to my son.
Lord, this is my only son; the devil seized him and made him cry suddenly.
They convulse, they foam, they bruise badly, and they leave.”
(Luke 9:38-39)
According to the Bible, Satan also causes various diseases to people.
Of course, not all diseases come from Satan.
But when Satan inflicts a disease on a person, whether the disease is a spiritual disease
Whether it be mental or physical illness, he will experience extreme hardship.
In the case of the man of God Job and the apostle Paul, the physical calamities of Satan and
suffered from disease.
Many saints persecuted Jesus: kings, idolaters, heretics,
He suffered persecution and tribulation by ecclesiasticalists, etc.
The sufferings that people suffer are the sufferings that Satan gives them.
Herod, the high priest, and the Pharisees who persecuted the saints in the New Testament
Acted as Satan's servants and, therefore, by such servants of Satan
All the violent sufferings committed can be seen as sufferings caused by Satan.
Fourth, there is suffering that we suffer for the glory of God.
"By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Rather, it is better to suffer with God's people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a while.
more preferred and reproached for Christ's sake than all the treasures of Egypt
It was regarded as greater riches, because it looked to the reward (Hebrews 11:24-26).
“As Jesus was going on the way, he saw a man blind from birth.
The disciples asked him, "Rabbi, whose sin is it that this man was born blind?
Is this yours or your parents? Jesus answered,
'Neither this man nor his parents have sinned, but the
to show things” (John 9:1-3).
Suffering for the glory of God means suffering for the sake of Christ, suffering for righteousness and goodness.
Suffering, suffering for the sake of the gospel, suffering for the church of God,
It means suffering for the soul, suffering for the family.
We can find many examples for the glory of God through the Old and New Testaments.
There is.
In fact, all of God's people suffer from various extreme afflictions.
They did the work of God and kept their own faith.
Noah, Abraham and Sarah from Abel who was slain by the wicked Cain,
Moses, Daniel and his three friends Esther, Jeremiah, Hosea, Amos...
Disciples, various saints of the early church, Apostle Paul, Timothy...
They all suffered and lived on this earth.
Their sufferings were for the glory of God.
The Bible records the sufferings of Paul, a godly man of God,
There is.
"Are they Christ's servants? They are talking nonsense, and I am even more so.
I've been toiling, more imprisoned, beaten countless times,
Many times I almost died, so I gave the Jews forty-one rod less five times.
I was beaten three times, I was stoned once, I was shipwrecked three times.
He spent a day and a night in the depths, and on many trips, in danger of rivers, in dangers of robbers,
Perils from our own people, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea,
In danger among false brothers, and toiling and toiling, many times not sleeping
I was hungry and thirsty, starved many times, cold and naked, let alone other things.
There is a daily pressure within me, an concern for all the churches.
(2 Corinthians 11:23-28)
The writer of Hebrews wrote about the sufferings of God's people in the Old Testament like this:
“Women receive their dead by resurrection, and some
He was tortured to death in order that he might obtain a resurrection, but he did not let himself go.
They were not only harassed and whipped, but also tried in bondage and imprisonment.
being stoned, sawing, temptation, and death by the sword,
They wandered in the skins of sheep and goats, and suffered privation, affliction, and oppression.
(Hebrews 11:35-37)
When a believer is suffering, what kind of mindset and attitude of faith should he face?
would you like to How can believers overcome the hardships they are experiencing?
would you?
First, we must acknowledge that even believers have suffering in the world.
“If children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.
We must also suffer with him so that we may be glorified with him."
(Romans 8:17)
“Beloved, the fire test that comes to try you is a strange thing.
Do not be astonished” (1 Peter 4:12).
“It has been granted to you for the sake of Christ, not only by believing in him,
also that he might suffer for him” (Philippians 1:29).
“Strengthen the hearts of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in this faith, and we
“You must go through many tribulations to enter the kingdom.” (Acts 14:22)
“Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
(2 Timothy 3:12)
The teaching that if you believe in Jesus you will never suffer is a false doctrine.
If you believe in Jesus, obey Him, and try to live right, there will be more suffering
You need to know. When you suffer, it's strange as if you've been through something you wouldn't have suffered
There should be no thought or surprise.
Second, we should never complain when we are suffering.
“Some of them grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.
Do not grumble like them” (1 Corinthians 10:10).
At the time of the Exodus, the Israelites were in front of the flooding Red Sea.
They complained when they faced difficulties because there was nothing to eat or drink in the plains.
In the end, they were greatly rebuked before God.
When a believer is suffering, he should not blame people, God, or anyone else.
When a person suffers, he laments his situation, despair, transfers responsibility, resents himself,
Wife, husband, brother, parents resentment, social resentment, even saints, pastors, God's
They resent the church and Jesus.
However, you must never blame God and sin against God with your lips.
The man of God, Job, was in such severe suffering, but he never loved God.
I wasn't resentful.
Rather, he worshiped God.
“Job got up and tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell to the ground and worshiped, saying,
Naked I went out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there.
The LORD gave and the LORD took away; the name of the LORD is
Blessed be you." In all these things Job did not sin.
He did not murmur foolishly against God” (Job 1:20-22).
Daniel and his three friends are thrown into the lions' den and in the furnace of fire because of the plotting of their enemies.
Did you suffer but blame God? no.
Don't complain when you're sick. Business failure, failed entrance exams, problems with children
Don't complain when you're suffering because of it. When misunderstood and insulted
Don't be resentful.
Third, if you suffer because of your own faults or sins, you must repent and give thanks.
“And you have forgotten the exhortation to you as to sons.
said, My son, the Lord