1 Peter 3:17-18
July 9th 2023, 2nd Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
July 9th 2023, 2nd Holy Day of the month
Rev. Tadashi Nagae, pastor
We are told that it is good to suffer for doing good for the sake of Christ. Let us learn the reasons for this.
The first is because Christ suffered by doing good. Although He came to save mankind, He suffered a lot. Finally, He suffered and died on the cross. If this is the case with our Savior, we should also suffer for Him.
The second is because it was Christ's suffering that led us to God. Without Christ's suffering and death, we would not have been led to God and saved. It is a blessing to suffer for the sake of our Lord.
The third is because Christ turns our suffering into good and gives us good things. Suffering in the Lord is not a bad thing. God makes everything good and gives us blessings even through suffering. Even more, there are blessings that come only through suffering.
When we suffer, we tend to grumble and worry. But let us overcome it in faith in the Lord, remembering that it is good for righteousness!
The first is because Christ suffered by doing good. Although He came to save mankind, He suffered a lot. Finally, He suffered and died on the cross. If this is the case with our Savior, we should also suffer for Him.
The second is because it was Christ's suffering that led us to God. Without Christ's suffering and death, we would not have been led to God and saved. It is a blessing to suffer for the sake of our Lord.
The third is because Christ turns our suffering into good and gives us good things. Suffering in the Lord is not a bad thing. God makes everything good and gives us blessings even through suffering. Even more, there are blessings that come only through suffering.
When we suffer, we tend to grumble and worry. But let us overcome it in faith in the Lord, remembering that it is good for righteousness!
<The Verse of the Bible>
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
1 Peter 3:17 (NIV)
