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Why Me Lord?
Because Christians are not exempt from suffering
 
 
           
We know that to live is to be exposure to all kinds of suffering
 
Two types of respond
          Don’t be surprised . .
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We shouldn’t be astonished
 
Present imperative with the negative forbids the continual reaction that is natural to the human heart to regard the experience of suffering as something strange to the Christian life.
As though some strange thing were happening to you.
We see this today.
The Gentiles of Peter’s day were not used to suffering for their religion.
You can almost believe anything you want today and it is just accepted or ignored - but speak of being a Christian, or being committed to Christ - or that Jesus is that way to heaven and watch out.
Channeling -
            New Age
           
The process of burning is used figuratively to denote the severity of the trials.
Among you - in your midst
 
This was to demonstrate what they could endure - trial
 
Keep on rejoicing . .
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Their suffering was not a threat to their spiritual life but a sign of the reality of their union with Christ
 
 
See Acts 5:41
 
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ
 
Paul and Silas singing contemporary songs in prison
 
            What would you sing?
 
Christian rejoicing will be made complete at and by the return of Christ in glory
 
If our eschatological hope is a living reality it inspires loyalty and a readiness to suffer for the Lord
 
Because Identifying with Christ creates problems
 
Two types of suffering:
   Appropriate
 
   Inappropriate
 
                                                                                   
 
 
Because God is wisely at work
 
      Two types of judgment:
 
                 For the household of God
 
 
 
 
                 For those not a part of God's household
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