PPT-2 Corinthians: Suffering and Glory

The Temple of Apollo in Corinth Corinth was a prominent Greek citystate dating back to the 8th cent BC Corinth was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC and lay in ruins until 44 BC when it was . TEXT: Hebrews 2:10-18. THEME: The believer should not fear death or suffering.. There is something about having someone who has been through your suffering that gives us encouragement. . Setting:. 1. Paul is still arguing the case for Christ's superiority over angels. . It’s a brand new year; I am going to be a brand new person!. Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right. – Oprah Winfrey. THE CYNIC. A new year is not a life changing event; if your life sucked last year, it will suck this year too. “honor, admiration, fame, adoration, prosperity. ”. Glorying in the Cross. Galatians 6:12-14. Not possible to trust in the flesh. Philippians 3:4-11. Affections to be on heavenly things. Colossians 3:1-3. TEXT: Romans 8:23-25. THEME: The believers hope for the future is more than wishful thinking.. What is the nature of the believers hope?. I. It saves us from hopelessness that comes from suffering. (18-24). Assurance of Things to Come. Romans 8:18-28. Future glory outweighs our present suffering. Romans 8:18. Romans 8:18–30 (ESV) . 18 . For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. . The Story So Far…. So far, we’ve presented 4 arguments which together, make for a powerful argument for belief in God.. - 2 cosmological arguments. - the design argument. - the moral argument. Romans 8.12-25. Biblical examples of suffering…. P. eople suffered . because of self-inflicted misery. . (Adam/Eve & King David). P. eople suffered . by no fault of their own – life is simply hard. How do we deal with it?. Nelson Mandela. “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our . common suffering . About Suffering they were never wrong/ The Old Masters how well they understood/ Its human position, how it takes place/ While someone else is eating…. -- W.H. Auden “Musee de Beaux Arts”. Breugel. Lesson 4 for October 22, 2016. Moses wrote the books of Job and Genesis while he was living in Midian. Thus Job is one of the earliest books in the Bible.. Unlike the other books in the Old Testament, the theme of the book of Job is not related to God’s covenant with His people.. SUFFERING. . The. Preciousness OF . Suffering. SUFFERING. . The. . Preciousness OF . Suffering. . The. . Propagation ABOUT . Suffering. . Philippians 4:4 . Rejoice in the Lord . alway. : . and. as a . Mahāyāna. Virtue . Yasuo DEGUCHI (Kyoto University). @ . Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya. . University. 2015.8.26. Backgrounds. After 3.11 tsunami disaster, a Mahayana Buddhists’ idea ‘suffering surrogate (. of Glory. The Weight . of Glory. The saved are promised a glorious eternity. It has been God’s plan since before the beginning . (Romans 9:23; 1 Corinthians 2:7-8) . It is why Christ suffered and died. . Servants’ Meeting. October 9, 2010. 1 Peter 4. 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,.