Our Cross: Path of Suffering
4/15/202635 min
The book of 1 Peter is probably more about suffering than anything else.
It might be the only book in the New Testament completely devoted to the subject of suffering. And it shows us that going through trials, troubles, and sufferings is one of the main ways in which we grow into Christlikeness.
So let’s see what we learn here about 1) the inevitability of suffering, 2) the good potential of suffering, and 3) the disciplines of suffering.
This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on June 1, 2014. Series: Following Jesus. Scripture: 1 Pete...
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[ on-hold music] Welcome to the Gospel and Life podcast. What sustains our faith when life feels overwhelming? The Bible tells us that when we become Christians, the power of Christ's resurrection is already at work in our lives. Today, Tim Keller explores how this resurrection power forms a framework for perseverance and hope amid the pressures of everyday life.
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Tonight's scripture reading is from First Peter, chapter one, verses six through nine, and chapter three, verses 13 through 18. In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.