Sofrimento
O sofrimento é uma realidade da vida neste mundo, mas a Bíblia revela que Deus está presente em toda dor, produzindo caráter, esperança e redenção através das tribulações.
O sofrimento de Cristo
Jesus sofreu por nós, carregando nossas dores e enfermidades. Ele é o modelo supremo de como enfrentar o sofrimento com fé e obediência.
He was hated and rejected;
his life was filled with sorrow
and terrible suffering.
No one wanted to look at him.
We despised him and said,
"He is a nobody!"
He suffered and endured
great pain for us,
but we thought his suffering
was punishment from God.
They stripped off Jesus' clothes and put a scarlet robe on him. They made a crown out of thorn branches and placed it on his head, and they put a stick in his right hand. The soldiers knelt down and pretended to worship him. They made fun of him and shouted, "Hey, you king of the Jews!"
After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you.
All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him to life. I want to suffer and die as he did,
O propósito do sofrimento
Deus usa as tribulações para produzir perseverança, caráter e esperança. O sofrimento presente não se compara com a glória que será revelada.
But that’s not all! We gladly suffer, because we know that suffering helps us to endure. And endurance builds character, which gives us a hope
I am sure what we are suffering now cannot compare with the glory that will be shown to us.
These little troubles are getting us ready for an eternal glory that will make all our troubles seem like nothing.
We share in the terrible sufferings of Christ, but also in the wonderful comfort he gives.
and he has blessed you. Not only do you have faith in Christ, but you suffer for him.
Christ suffered here on earth. Now you must be ready to suffer as he did, because suffering shows that you have stopped sinning.
Consolação e companhia
Deus consola os aflitos para que possamos consolar outros. Nunca estamos sozinhos no sofrimento — Ele é o Pai das misericórdias.
Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! The Father is a merciful God, who always gives us comfort. He comforts us when we are in trouble, so that we can share this same comfort with others in trouble.
You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand.
The Lord's people
may suffer a lot,
but he will always
bring them safely through.
But God shows undeserved kindness to everyone. That’s why he appointed Christ Jesus to choose you to share in his eternal glory. You will suffer for a while, but God will make you complete, steady, strong, and firm.
Even if you have to suffer for doing good things, God will bless you. So stop being afraid and don’t worry about what people might do.
Fé em meio à dor
Os grandes homens e mulheres de fé sofreram e perseveraram. O sofrimento nos aproxima de Deus e nos leva a entender seu coração.
When Job heard this, he tore his clothes and shaved his head because of his great sorrow. He knelt on the ground, then worshiped God and said:
"We bring nothing at birth;
we take nothing
with us at death.
The Lord alone gives and takes.
Praise the name of the Lord!"
Consider yourself fortunate
if God All-Powerful
chooses to correct you.
And unless you are willing to take up your cross and follow me, you are not fit to be my disciples.
If you try to save your life, you will lose it. But if you give it up for me, you will surely find it.
He went to hell and was suffering terribly. When he looked up and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side, he said to Abraham, "Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and touch my tongue. I’m suffering terribly in this fire."
so he made you go hungry. Then he gave you manna, a kind of food that you and your ancestors had never even heard about. The Lord was teaching you that people need more than food to live—they need every word that the Lord has spoken.
Can anything separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble, suffering, and hard times, or hunger and nakedness, or danger and death?
What if I gave away all
that I owned
and let myself
be burned alive?
I would gain nothing,
unless I loved others.
But all this time God has helped me, and I have preached both to the rich and to the poor. I have told them only what the prophets and Moses said would happen. I told them how the Messiah would suffer and be the first to be raised from death, so he could bring light to his own people and to the Gentiles.
Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don’t, you will never see the Lord.