SUFFERING: THE NEGLECTED SKILL David Eckman, Ph.D. Becoming What God Intended Ministries

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THE SKILL OF SUFFERING Participating in the Sufferings of God

PREDICTIONS OF CHRIST’S LIFE Son Isaiah 9:6 Sent Isaiah 49:3-6 Serve Isaiah 52:13 Suffer Isaiah 53:1-6 Ascend Isaiah 52:13 Rewarded Isaiah 53:12 Reign Isaiah 9:6

REPLICATION OF CHRIST’S LIFE Son John 1:12 Sent John 20:21 Serve John 20:22-23 Suffer John 16:1-3 Ascend John 14:1-3 Rewarded John 1:49 Reign Revelation 5:10

8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and continually count them but dung in order that I may gain Christ, 9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 10 that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; 11 in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. (Phi 3:8-11) 8 不但如此、我也將萬事當作有損的、因我以認識我主基督耶穌為至寶。 我為他已經丟棄萬事、看作糞土、為要得著基督． 9 並且得以在他裡面、不是有自己因律法而得的義、乃是有信基督的義、 就是因信 神而來的義． 10 使我認識基督、曉得他復活的大能、並且曉得和他一同受苦、效法他的 死． 11 或者我也得以從死裡復活。 (Phi 3:8-11 CU5) ἀ λλ ὰ μενο ῦ νγε κα ὶ ἡ γο ῦ μαι π ά ντα ζημ ί αν ε ἶ ναι δι ὰ τ ὸ ὑ περ έ χον τ ῆ ς γν ώ σεως Χριστο ῦ Ἰ ησο ῦ το ῦ κυρ ί ου μου, δι ᾽ ὃ ν τ ὰ π ά ντα ἐ ζημι ώ θην, κα ὶ ἡ γο ῦ μαι σκ ύ βαλα, ἵ να Χριστ ὸ ν κερδ ή σω (Phi 3:8 BGT)

THE SEVEN GOALS 1. Found in Him 2. Righteousness from God 3. To experience Him 4. To experience power of Resurrection

THE SEVEN GOALS 5. The partnership of His suffering 6. Being conformed to His death 7. And by some means attain the Resurrection

Seven Past Seven Goals Four Repetitions

THE DOCTRINE OF BLESSING Experiencing the Comfort of God in Suffering

3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 10 "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me. (Mat 5:3-4, 6, 10-11)

12 Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. (Jam 1:12) 14 But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, (1Pe 3:14 ) If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. (1Pe 4:14 )

16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is deteriorating, yet our inner man is being qualitatively renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison [according to excess into excess], 18 while continually not observing the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are for a season, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

SUFFERING: THE NEGLECTED SKILL David Eckman, Ph.D. Becoming What God Intended Ministries