Verse 7
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Suffering, in First Peter, is set in the light of:
(1) assured salvation, 1 Peter 1:2-5.
(2) the greater glory at Christ's appearing, 1 Peter 1:7;
(3) Christ's sufferings and coming glories, 1 Peter 1:11
(4) the believer's association with Him in both, 1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 Peter 3:17; 1 Peter 3:18 1 Peter 4:12; 1 Peter 4:13.
(5) the purifying effect of suffering, 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 4:1; 1 Peter 4:2; 1 Peter 5:10.
(6) that Christ is now glorified in the believer's patient suffering, 1 Peter 4:16.
(7) that suffering is disciplinary, 1 Peter 4:17-19; 1 Corinthians 11:31; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:5-13.
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