The pain of suffering in the moment seems intense and unbearable, but our experience of suffering has lasting consequences beyond our present ordeals. As Romans 5:3–5 tells us, “Suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” The Lord uses suffering to conform us to the image of Christ and to equip us to persevere in faith until the end. In this session, Dr. Derek Thomas considers the role of suffering in the Christian life and how God works in it to benefit us for eternity.
This message is from Right Now Counts Forever, Ligonier’s 2021 National Conference. See upcoming Ligonier events at https://www.ligonier.org/events/
Up Next in Most Comments
-
Servant Songs II - The Whole Counsel
There are commands that bookend the Servant Songs: look. We are to behold the coming Christ. While this command is sweet, it is necessary for our spiritual life. We must not look to this as something extra, as a desert to an already filled life. This is as necessary to us as food and water. It is...
-
I Have a Word for You in 2023 - The L...
It is not difficult to find prophetic words claimed for the New Year. It is difficult to keep every person who prophesies accountable for the words released. The written Word of God is helpful to us in knowing the truth.
Join me as we look at four prophetic words for 2023, testing them against S...
-
The Holy Spirit & The Church Today - ...
What is the work of the Spirit in the corporate gathering of believers? Pastor Don Green explores the Scriptures to see how God’s Spirit works in the local church. The Church would wither up and cease to exist if not for the ongoing ministry of the Holy Spirit. He brings Christians together in un...
1 Comment