Fellowship in Suffering

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The concept of fellowship in suffering is a profound aspect of the Christian faith, emphasizing the idea that believers are united with Christ and with one another in their experiences of hardship and persecution. As the apostle Paul writes in Philippians 3:10, believers can have "fellowship with [Christ's] sufferings," demonstrating a deep sense of identification with Jesus' own passion and death. This theme is further underscored in 2 Corinthians 1:5, where Paul notes that Christians can share in the "sufferings of Christ," and in Romans 8:17, which promises that believers will be "fellow heirs with Christ" if they suffer with him, highlighting the idea that suffering can be a means of deepening one's relationship with God and with other believers. Through this fellowship in suffering, Christians can find comfort, strength, and a sense of solidarity with one another, as expressed in Psalms 34:19, which affirms that God is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

The Christian Temper, Supernatural and Divine

A.B. Simpson

A.B. Simpson emphasizes the necessity of a supernatural temper in Christians, which is cultivated through a deep relationship with Christ and the power of His resurrection. He explains that true Christian character requires the renunciation of both sin and self-righteousness, leading to a profound u

Galatians 2:20

“I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”

Romans 8:17

“And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ--if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.”

1 Peter 4:1

“Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.”

2 Timothy 2:11

“This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;”

Romans 6:3

“Or aren't you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. For anyone who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God. So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.”