In Praise of Suffering
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Title: In Praise of Suffering------------------------------ Date: 5/25/2002
Keywords:
"easy" "suffering"
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temptation.
Passage: Hebrews 2:10*
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Questions
1. Have you ever experienced "perfecting" suffering?
2. How can you apply that knowledge to your struggle with Web porn?
Practical help
Since American pathologies infect American religion, no wonder U.S. Christians seem enslaved by success. Book titles and ministry names prove the connection: "Think and Grow Rich," "The Hour of Power," "The Be-Happy Attitudes."
Interestingly enough, Jesus modeled worldly failure. He was poor, not rich. He was meek, not powerful. He suffered.
All of this should encourage believers struggling to tame desires for Web porn. Our model, Jesus, was no Superman, but a fellow traveler who paid for obedience with tears and blood. His example reminds us that turning aside from temptation should not be easy. We will suffer.
If that sounds like everyday life to you, welcome to the path of the "sons of glory."
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