I'm Pastor Mike Winger and this is Bible Thinker the program dedicated to thinking

biblically about everything.

Well please open your Bibles to 1 Peter, chapter 4, and we're starting in verse 12.

And before we get into the discussion of what these passages mean, what these verses mean,

I just want to read the passage. So first Peter chapter 4, starting

in verse 12. It says here,

here, Beloved, do not think it's strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you,

as though some strange thing happened to you but

rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings that when his glory

is revealed you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on

your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busy body in other people's matters.

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him ask, let him not be ashamed.

But let him glorify God in this matter for the time has come for judgment to begin at the

house of God and if it begins with us first what will be the end of those who do not obey

the Gospel of God and I'd read on but we probably won't make it that far. So let's start

here in verse 12. So back to where we just started, Beloved do not think it's strange

concerning the fiery trial, which is to try you as though some

strange thing happened to you.

This fiery trial which might try you, could try you, possibly, but actually it will try them

or it will fry them, so to speak.

There's going to be a bad painful experience coming

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