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NASB | 1 Peter 4:12 ¶ Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 4:12 ¶ Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test you [that is, to test the quality of your faith], as though something strange or unusual were happening to you. |
Bible Question:
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 |
Bible Answer: Your post confused me a little but I am going to give it a shot. As for marriage, it says in Amos Can two walk together except they agree. It can be difficult in a marriage if one is a believe and one is not, I am not married but in relationships alone there have been problems if I Get into one with a non believer. Suffering for Christ though? In that instance I would not say you are suffering for Christ in that it is his fault you are suffering but more that it is the person who does not believe who is the source of the suffering. If they believed there would not be a disagreement. There shouldnt be anything that makes you suffer to be doing the work of Christ, as a Christian I look forward to doing things for Christ and talking to people about him. Idk if that helps but the second part to your last question confused me most. Now the suffering for doing his works. In Matthew 10:16-23 Jesus warns of persecutions, (remember also in the same chapter verses 32-33) um these verse 16-23 talk about a time when it will be against the law to be a Christian during the Great Tribulation when the antichrist hold dominion over the world. Still people even here in America will more or less metaphoricly or actually spit in our face no matter what. But we are promised eternal life in the end and riches in Heaven. A Saved man or woman will be able to stand up to Christ even to death, Christ will give us strength. I would say that anytime someone talks down on you or torments you for doing works for Christ and being Christians then you are suffering for Christ. Even if your spouse talks bad about it and down on you for it, you are suffering for Christ. |