Quotes related to 1 Peter 4:13
A God who did not abolish suffering-worse , a God who abolished sin precisely by suffering-is a scandal to the modern mind.
— Peter Kreeft
The children of God all have a cross to bear. A suffering Savior generally has suffering disciples.
— JC Ryle
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
— Elbert Hubbard
God is so committed to your ultimate joy that he was willing to plunge into the greatest depths of suffering himself for you.
— Timothy Keller
God can be found only in suffering and the cross.
— Martin Luther
When we suffer, there will sometimes be mystery. Will there also be faith? Yes, if our attention is focused more on the cross, and on the God of the cross, than on the suffering itself.
— DA Carson
Humble us, O God, under your mighty hand, and let us rise, not as professionals, but as witnesses and partakers of the sufferings of Christ.
— John Piper
Sickness has frequently been of more use to the saints of God than health has.
— Charles Spurgeon
Before Jesus leads His disciples into suffering, humiliation, disgrace, and disdain, He summons them and shows Himself to them as the Lord in God's glory.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
It is a great thing to be a child of God, and joint-heir with Jesus Christ. If this is your privilege, you will know the fellowship of Christ's sufferings.
— Ellen White
Without our suffering, our work would simply be social work, very good and helpful, but it would not be the work of Jesus Christ, not part of the Redemption.
— Mother Teresa
When I think of the happiness that is in store for me, every sorrow, every pain becomes dear to me.
— St. Francis Of Assisi