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Romans 8:18
Future Glory
18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Look at Jesus's life on this earth -- our Lord was loved by many but misunderstood by most, criticized by certain groups (the religious or those in power), and ultimately murdered by the people He had created. How much has sin infected human hearts since the Fall, that we would crucify our God and Savior! Paul assumes that we will suffer in this life, as do all of the other New Testament writers. And so we shouldn't be naive about the world's ways and the hearts of the wicked; we should be concerned with the Risen Savior, as Hebrews 2:9-18 says. Hope is one of the most prominent themes of the New Testament, and we should seek insight from God in understanding the deep mystery of the Christian hope and how great our Blessed Hope, Jesus, truly is. Then we will be able to understand Paul's assertion that suffering doesn't compare to glory -- yes, even in the midst of great suffering (as Paul himself faced; see 2 Cor. 11:16-33).
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