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What we believe and teach - Persecutions - |
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Jesus
Christ, our Lord and Saviour, said that if they
persecuted Him, they will also persecute us His disciples. Therefore we were
called to suffer for His name’s sake. In other words, we were called to
partake of Christ’s sufferings. However we are not ashamed to suffer as a
Christian, rather we praise God that we bear that name. We are fully
persuaded that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be
compared with the glory which will be revealed in us on the day of Christ. So
we endure patiently our sufferings and we commit our souls to our faithful
Creator in doing good, because when Christ appears,
then we also will appear with Him in glory, and we will be glad with
exceeding joy; while those who trouble us will be repaid with tribulation. |
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Sufferings
are useful because suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character;
and character, hope. That’s why we consider it pure joy, when we face various
trials for the Lord’s sake. We must through many tribulations enter the |