Share in Suffering

Suffering Modes

• suffering
• purposeful suffering for the gospel

Key Passage

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (2:8-10)

Three Kinds of Suffering

1. Shift your loyalties like a soldier (2:3-4)
2. Discipline yourself like an athlete (2:5)
3. Work hard like a farmer (2:6)