Davar Kingdom Of God

And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings (Rom 5:2-3), … To rejoice in your sufferings is not to rejoice over the sufferings per se. No, every suffering you experience while living on earth comes from Satan, whether it is sickness, poverty, or a bad human relationship that causes you to suffer. Such sufferings cannot make you rejoice, and you should not thank God for them. You can only thank God for what he does and what he gives. He is not the author of any suffering. Knowing this truth, you can still rejoice in your sufferings as the above scripture says. Paul explains the reason for it as follows: … because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us (Rom 5:3-5). What you need to realize is that the kinds of sufferings Paul has in mind are mainly those of persecutions, o