What is the Christian understanding of suffering today?

      

What is the Christian understanding of suffering today?

  

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Kavungya
(i) Jesus gave a good example of suffering and he taught his disciples suffering was part of their being
followers of Christ. True followers are those who accept suffering.
(ii) Innocent suffering is part of the redemptive purpose of God.
(iii)Peter says that it is through suffering that the faith of the believer is strengthened.
(iv) Those who are not discouraged and endure suffering, will be made perfect.
(v) It is through trials and temptations that man seeks God's guidance and protection. It makes Christians
rely on the divine love of God.
(vi) They are assured that the end of suffering and evil is promised in the final victory of God.
(vii) It is in this suffering that Christians share in the glory of God through Jesus Christ.
(viii) When Christians suffer, they witness to Christ in the world.
(ix) Suffering can be as a result of social, political, moral and economic situations surrounding the
Christian community.
Kavungya answered the question on November 15, 2022 at 11:46


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