BEGIN AT US
1 PETER 4:12-19
BELOVED,
THINK IT NOT STRANGE
CONCERNING
THE FIERY TRIAL
THE FIERY TRIAL
WHICH IS TO TRY YOU,
AS THOUGH
SOME STRANGE THING
HAPPENED UNTO YOU:
SOME STRANGE THING
HAPPENED UNTO YOU:
BUT
REJOICE,
REJOICE,
INASMUCH AS
YE ARE PARTAKERS
YE ARE PARTAKERS
OF
CHRIST'S SUFFERING;
CHRIST'S SUFFERING;
THAT,
WHEN
HIS GLORY
WHEN
HIS GLORY
SHALL BE REVEALED,
YE MAY BE GLAD ALSO
WITH
EXCEEDING JOY.
IF YE BE REPROACHED
FOR
THE NAME OF CHRIST,
THE NAME OF CHRIST,
HAPPY ARE YE;
FOR
THE SPIRIT OF GLORY
AND
OF GOD
OF GOD
RESTETH UPON YOU:
ON THEIR PART
HE IS EVIL SPOKEN OF,
HE IS EVIL SPOKEN OF,
BUT
ON YOUR PART
HE
IS GLORIFIED.
ON YOUR PART
HE
IS GLORIFIED.
BUT LET NONE OF YOU
SUFFER AS A MURDERER,
SUFFER AS A MURDERER,
OR AS A THIEF,
OR AS AN EVILDOER
OR AS AN EVILDOER
OR AS A BUSYBODY
IN OTHER MEN'S MATTERS.
IN OTHER MEN'S MATTERS.
YET
IF ANY MAN SUFFER
AS A CHRISTIAN,
IF ANY MAN SUFFER
AS A CHRISTIAN,
LET HIM NOT BE ASHAMED;
BUT LET HIM
GLORIFY GOD ON THIS BEHALF.
FOR
THE TIME IS COME
THAT
JUDGMENT MUST BEGIN
AT
THE HOUSE OF GOD:
AND
IF IT FIRST
BEGIN AT US,
IF IT FIRST
BEGIN AT US,
WHAT SHALL
THE END OF THEM
THE END OF THEM
THAT OBEY
NOT THE GOSPEL OF GOD?
NOT THE GOSPEL OF GOD?
AND
IF THE RIGHTEOUS
IF THE RIGHTEOUS
SCARCELY BE SAVED,
WHERE SHALL THE UNGODLY
AND
THE SINNER APPEAR?
THE SINNER APPEAR?
WHEREFORE LET THEM
THAT
SUFFER
THAT
SUFFER
ACCORDING TO
THE WILL OF GOD
THE WILL OF GOD
COMMIT
THE KEEPING OF THEIR SOULS
THE KEEPING OF THEIR SOULS
TO HIM
IN WELL DOING,
IN WELL DOING,
AS UNTO
A FAITHFUL CREATOR.
A FAITHFUL CREATOR.
LOVE

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