Joy in pain
Verse of the day: Blessed art you when for my sake you are insulted, persecuted, and, lying, they say all evil against you; rejoice and rejoice, for your reward is great in heaven (Matthew 5:11-12).
- Christian hedonism says that there are different ways to rejoice in suffering as a Christian.
- And all must be sought as an expression of Grace wholly sufficient and totally satisfactory of God.
One way to rejoice in suffering is to firmly fix our minds on the greatness of the reward that will come to us during the Resurrection. The effect of this kind of approach is to make present pain seem small in relation to what is to come: “For me, am I sure that the sufferings of the present time cannot be compared to the glory that will be revealed in us?”(Romans 8. 18, see 2 Corinthians 4: 16-18). By making suffering tolerable, the joy of our reward will also make love possible.
But love your enemies, do good and lend, without waiting for payment; Will it be your big reward?(Luke 6. 35). Be generous to the poor, and you will be blessed, for they have nothing to reward you; But will you receive your reward in the resurrection of the righteous?(Luke 14:14).
Another way to rejoice in suffering comes from the effects of suffering on our security of hope. Joy in affliction is rooted in the hope of the resurrection, but our experience of suffering also deepens the root of that hope.
For example, Paul says, “We take pride in our own tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces endurance, and endurance, experience, and experience, hope” (Romans 5: 3-4).
Here, Paul’s joy lies not only in his great reward, but in the effect of suffering to solidify his hope in this reward. Afflictions produce perseverance, perseverance produces the feeling that our faith is real and authentic, and reinforces our hope that we will truly have Christ.
Original: November 2nd? Joy in pain, © 2017 Faithful Ministério. All rights reserved. Website: MinisterioFiel. com. br: Camila Rebeca Almeida Critic: Vinicius Musselman Narration: Elalio Garofalo Neto.
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