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1 | Suffering For The Sake Of Christ? | 1 Pet 4:12 | bowler | 206393 | ||
I am struggling with which things are to be considered to be suffering for the sake of Christ. I have heard it said that those who are suffering in their marriages are not suffering for the sake of Christ but because of mutual sin and that suffering for the sake of Christ is to suffer for the proclaimation of the gospel only. Is that suffering for the sake of Christ is only in the doing of the work of Christ, or is it that any sufferig to obey Christ is suffering for the sake of Christ? blessings abound, bowler |
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2 | Suffering For The Sake Of Christ? | 1 Pet 4:12 | Searcher56 | 206399 | ||
Scripture ... Mat 5:10-12, Phi 1:27-30 (vs 29), 1Pe 4:12-19 ... bowler, I included the passage in Matthew because it if sufferng for rightousness, which I think is related to Him. I think we claim we are suffering for Him when we don't. Read the Scripture cited and see what is said. We also claim we carry our cross (Luke 14:27) when we don't. There are some in the Western world that may suffer for Him, but it pales to those who do in many other places. As for your marriage, since she is not a Christian you should live what Paul said (1Co 7:12ff). Searcher |
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3 | Suffering For The Sake Of Christ? | 1 Pet 4:12 | bowler | 206404 | ||
Searcher Yes I see about suffering for Christ in terms of for the gospel as all your scriptures are about, that is the proclaimation of it. My marriage is actualy pretty good considering, been a long time together! What I meant by "I am struggling with things considered to be suffering for the sake of Christ" is I was struggling with the scriptures themselves. I do know a brother in church who is struggling in his marriage because his wife is an ubeliever, and he was told that "obeying Christ", doing Ephesians 5 and all that entails, and still encountering problems, that his suffering is not "suffering for the sake of Christ" because it is not for the proclaimation of the gospel. Mathew 5:10-12 seems to be about suffering for being a disciple, but I see how would apply that in a sense to being married to an unbeliever who is unbearable to be with. blessings abound, bowler |
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