Joy and Joists in Christian Suffering

 February 13, 2022

  I Peter 4:12-19       

 Rev. Bruce Brown

  I.  Expect Suffering as a Christian (verse 12) 

 II.  Exult in Suffering for Christ (verses 13-14) 

III.  Examine Your Suffering in Christ (verses 15-18) 

IV.  Entrust Yourself to God through Christ (verse 19) 

"When we have a biblical theology of Christian suffering, then just as Jesus “continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly” during his suffering (2:23), we will be “those who suffer according to God’s will” and able to “entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good” (4:19). The Creator God is sovereign over all things, and he is faithful in all things. Therefore, we can live as exiles—suffering exiles—without surprise or despair, and with a joy-filled, God-glorifying trust, all the while “doing good”—no matter what the world may do to us!" ~ Juan Sanchez