Philippians 1:29

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Philippians 1:29

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

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But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name;

And not only that, but let us also exult in our troubles;

My Brothers, whatever may be the temptations that beset you from time to time, always regard them as a reason for rejoicing,

No, the more you share the sufferings of the Christ, the more may you rejoice, that, when the time comes for the manifestation of his Glory, you may rejoice and exult.

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"Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," Jesus replied. "For no human being has revealed this to you, but my Father who is in Heaven.

But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name.

"No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me draws him to me; and I will raise him up at the Last Day.

And that, in union with him, every one who believes in him is absolved from every sin from which under the Law of Moses you could not be absolved.

After their arrival, they gathered the Church together, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do, and especially how he had opened to the Gentiles the door of faith;

For it is by God's loving-kindness that you have been saved, through your faith. It is not due to yourselves; the gift is God's.

For in baptism you were buried with Christ; and in baptism you were also raised to Life with him, through your faith in the omnipotence of God, who raised him from the dead.

Every good thing given us, and every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down to us from the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse.