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Salvation

Suffering [the merit of]

Mt 5:10-12blessed are you persecuted...
Mt 16:24take up your cross and follow me
Rm 8:16-17heirs if we suffer with Christ
Rm 8:18future glory follows suffering
Pp 1:28-29with belief comes suffering
2 Tm 2:12suffer and reign with Christ
2 Tm 3:12faith in Christ brings suffering
1 Pt 3:14"suffer for righteousness" is "blessed"
1 Pt 4:16-17suffer as a Christian for God
1 Pt 4:19commend those suffering for God
1 Pt 5:10suffering, then eternal glory
Co 1:24my sufferings complete Christ'sGod has kindly remembered to include the good works and prayers of the faithful in his ongoing plan for our salvation. Like a father teaching his child a new skill, the work of the father is sufficient to complete the task, but out of love for the child, he wants the child to contribute to the completion of the task.
1 Pt 1:7Trials better than goldOur faith, tried in this world, brings praise and glory and honor at Judgment.
1 Pt 2:19Merit in suffering for GodSuffering while remaining true to God brings praise.