“Deny thyself, take up thy cross and follow Me,” [Matt. 16:24]
“Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire.” [Matt. 25:41]
“It behooveth Jesus Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead, . . . and so enter into his glory.” [Luke 24:46, 26]
“If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” [Luke 9:23]
“I will show him how great things he must suffer for My name’s sake.” [Acts 9:16]
Be ready to suffer many adversities and many kinds of trouble in this miserable life, for troublesome and miserable life will always be, no matter where you are; and so you will find it wherever you may hide. Thus it must be; and there is no way to evade the trials and sorrows of life but to bear them.
When, therefore, we have read and searched all that has been written, let this be the final conclusion — that through much suffering we must enter into the kingdom of God.
Fabulous statements — even though we do not like to think about suffering.