I'm talking about you by faith coming into union with Christ, undergoing the judgment of

God that fell on Christ in his death in burial and coming out the other side in the glory

of his resurrection.

Thus you too have been carried through the judgment of God and out the other side by

being in Christ the Ark of Safety.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

It's said that God never wastes affliction.

Certainly it's comforting to know that tough circumstances don't just happen.

The illness, the loss of a job, difficult relationships, and even the death of a loved one, these

are all opportunities for you to grow spiritually.

And so is being mistreated because you're a Christian, whether that happens at work or

at school or even within your own family.

On this edition of Grace to You John MacArthur will show you how you can stand strong in

the face of persecution.

It's a matter of finding and following the right path, the one that leads through suffering

to triumph.

That's the title of John's study through suffering to triumph and with the lesson now here's

John.

First Peter 318-22.

Now we've been learning that the time of our Lord's greatest suffering was also the time

of great triumph.

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