• Quotes On Suffering For Christ

  Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Philippians 3, 2 Timothy 1:10-12

  Tags:  Pain, Spiritual Warfare, Discipleship, Suffering, Take Up Your Cross  (view more)  (view less)

  Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There is a certain kind of maturity that can be attained only through the discipline of suffering. - D. A. Carson

Do not kick against suffering, for in so doing you may be fighting against God. - Spurgeon

Life without struggle and difficulty is thin and tasteless. How can a noble life be constructed if there be no difficulty to overcome, no suffering to bear? -Spurgeon

He who can touch the secret springs of the heart, apart from circumstances and conditions, has often made a man glad when he has been racked with pain, or when he has been in the depths of poverty, or when he has been suffering at the demoniacal hands of inquisitors. - Spurgeon

I believe that one of the sweetest joys under heaven comes out of the severest suffering when patience is brought into play. - Spurgeon

There is a great want about all Christians who have not suffered. Some flowers must be broken or bruised before they emit any fragrance. - Robert Murray M’Cheyne

- Precept Austin