Romans 8:16-18
The
Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And
if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; is so be
that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
For
I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
a. Mark Bowling: “Later in Rom. 8, the Scriptures
talk of our sufferings. Sufferings and glory are emphasized in the entire book
of 1 Peter. But the suffering needs to be defined. We will suffer the
temptations of the flesh, obeying God when we don't feel like it. And we will
suffer persecution because of our faith in Christ (ranging from being made fun
of, lied about, fired, to martyred). But we are not to suffer from things we
are redeemed from - spiritual death, sickness and disease, poverty and lack,
and deadly accidents. All Bible interpretation that does not spring out of a
knowledge of redemption will be inaccurate.”
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