An excerpt from "Connect Us Fund.org" entitled, "James 1:12 Meaning of Blessed Is the One Who Perseveres Under Trial" states: "Trial is part of life in this fallen world. The only Christians who don’t face trial, even great trials, are those who suddenly die young. It is an evil doctrine that says “Because I am a Christian, I will not ever have to suffer.” That is not a doctrine from the Bible. Christ never said that. Paul never said that. None of the other thirty-nine authors that the Holy Spirit inspired to write Scripture ever said that. The only one who says that is satan and anyone he tricks into preaching his false doctrine of prosperity. It is an evil lie.
The truth is that even Christ had to suffer. Jesus Christ was born perfect and never sinned, but to be prepared for what God had sent him to do, he had to suffer. Luke 24:26 says it was “necessary.” Hebrews 2:18 says that Christ “suffered” when he was tempted. Hebrews 5:8-9 says, “Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.”
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