Peter said that perseverance was right up there next to godliness. “For this very reason,” he said, “make every effort to add ...

LIFESTYLE Bible verse of the day: Our sufferings strengthen us, bring us 'great blessings' The Apostle Paul asks God to deliver him from the 'thorn in his side' — here is God's answer, in 2 ...

Pope John Paul II explains why St. Paul writes so much on suffering: “The Apostle shares his own discovery and rejoices in it because of all those whom it can help – just as it helped him ...

In the Bible, the Apostle Paul knew that God would never let him be tested beyond what he could handle. He seemed to have harnessed the perfect Godly attitude towards suffering, looked forward to ...

Paul is not one to complain about his sufferings, but once in a while he mentions them to make the point that despite all of his adversities, he is certain that God is at work in his life.

In the second letter to the Corinthians, the apostle Paul declares that he has faced exceedingly difficult situations, beyond his strength "to the point that death seemed certain" (2 Corinthians 1:8).

So like the Apostle Paul I can now humbly yet proudly say, "I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus." The suffering and agonizing moments through which I have passed over the last few years have ...

At first glance, the proposition of the Apostle Paul might seem preposterous as it could seem to suggest that the suffering of Christ is not sufficient and incomplete and must be supplemented by ...