The New Testament not only clearly shows that suffering is necessary for Christ’s disciples, but also strives to explain why and what God’s purposes are in this. It is essential that believers know these goals. God revealed them to help us understand why we are suffering and to pass ourselves like gold by fire. In the Rejoicing of the Nations, in the chapter of suffering, I reveal these goals, here I will simply list them and say to the preachers of prosperity: Include the great biblical teachings in your messages. New converts need to know why God commands them to suffer.
1. La deepens faith and holiness. 2. Suffering grows your tasse. 3. La suffering grows is the price to pay to encourage demás. 4. La suffering fills what is lacking in the afflictions of Cristo. 5. La suffering strengthens the missionary commandment of the “ide”. 6The supremacy of Christ manifests itself in suffering.
- By John Piper.
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The Christian Culture edition predating the new edition released in the United States, so it does not contain these articles.
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