Discipleship Lesson Eleven
Question
PARTICIPATING IN JESUS’ SUFFERINGS AND GLORY
Heb 12:1-11, 1 Pe 4:12-19 (K.V.: 1 Pe 4:13)
“But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.”
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What sufferings did Jesus endure on earth (physically, emotionally and spiritually) (Ps 22:1, 6-8, 14-18)? What are God’s purpose and the meaning of Jesus’ sufferings (Ac 2:23; Lk 24:27; Jn 1:29; Heb 2:17-18)?
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What was the source of Jesus’ enduring the cross (Heb 12:2-3)? What did Jesus learn from sufferings and to what extent did Jesus suffer (Heb 5:8; Php 2:8)?
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What sufferings are Jesus’ disciples called to participate (Ro 6:11; 2 Co 4:10; Jn 13:34-35; Mt 28:19-20)? What is the source of his disciples’ participating in Jesus’ sufferings (Heb 12:2)?
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What are God’s purpose and the meaning of Jesus’ disciples’ sufferings (Ro 8:28-29; Jas 1:2-4; 2 Ti 2:8-10; Heb 12:7-11)? What are the glories Jesus’ disciples can participate in now and later (1 Pe 4:14; 2 Co 3:18; Php 3:20; Ro 8:18)?
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What attitudes can Jesus’ disciples now have with regard to participating Jesus’ sufferings and glory (1 Pe 4:13; Php 3:14; Rev 2:10)?