WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??? It it is the fire of suffering that brings forth the gold of godliness?

Answer 1

Rom. 5:2-3 - Paul says that more than rejoicing in our hope, we rejoice in our sufferings which produces endurance, character and hope. Through faith, suffering brings about hope in God and, through endurance, salvation.

Rom. 8:17 - Paul says that we are heirs with Christ, but only if we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with Him. Paul is teaching that suffering must be embraced in order to obtain the glory that the Father has bestowed upon Jesus.

Rom. 8:18 - the sufferings of the present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. We thus have hope that any sufferings we or others endure, no matter how difficult, will pale in comparison to the life of eternal bliss that awaits us.

Heb. 12:5-7 - do not lose courage when you are punished, for the Lord disciplines whom He loves. The Lord loves each one of us more than we love ourselves, and will only permit suffering if it brings about our salvation.

Answer 2

Where is the quote from? I would think it means that suffering is not a bad thing. We all suffer even if we try to totally avoid it. Suffering often makes us more human, more open to love.

Answer 3

It means what it says, but it can differ from person to person. Can I ask where you saw this and are you different from most spiritually? Praise the Most High God...blessings

Answer 4

Sometimes suffering brings us to our knees and we are able to meet God through it or come back to God through it.

that is how I met the Lord my x husband was horrible, so horrible that one night I cried out to God and God saved me proved himself real to me and delivered from that man, because he left me and commited adultary, which sets a person free from another person,

PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME