Romans 8:16-18
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Because we who are in Christ have the Spirit in us, we are God’s children. That means we inherit what Christ has in the heavenly places, as His co-heirs to all He acquired from the Father in His obedient suffering, death, and resurrection. He paid the price for fallen men, and we inherit the glory in Him through suffering with Him - we die daily as we take up our cross with Him in this. So any suffering here is comparatively nothing next to that glory of His to be shown to us in eternity. This is how and why we can live towards the eternal because of that glory we will see as His unworthy heirs.
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