Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

Today, we'll listen to the second of three sessions from Paul's brand new, Redeeming Joy video

Bible study. You can download the entire series for free at paultrip.com slash joy,

which will give you access to the video and audio downloads,

as well as a PDF study guide.

Here's Paul with joy and suffering.

Well, you simply can't talk about a life of joy without talking about suffering.

And so I want to spend some time talking to you about suffering and joy.

If you're not suffering now, you will someday. And if you're not suffering now,

you're near someone who is. I'd like you to turn if you have a Bible with you or your iPhone

or iPad or what other weird, off-brand you're carrying.

Sorry. I'm just not that mature.

And turn to Romans 8, beginning with verse 18.

This passage is the treatise on why you can have joy even in suffering.

Versus 18 through 25 are very interesting.

Because what Paul does there is assumes the universality of suffering. That suffering is a universal human experience.

Between the already of our birth and the not yet of our home going, suffering is a universal

human experience. And he tells us why that is so.

This is so important.

He says it's so because we live in a world that's so broken by sin, the created world itself is groaning waiting for redemption.

You're grown when you're in pain.

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