Are the sufferings of this present time worthy to be compared with the coming glory?
No. The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to even be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in or to us. This promise is part and parcel of the salvation experience, because as children of God we are heirs and joint heirs with Christ.
Les explains that if we do suffer, we will certainly one day enjoy all the glory of it. He points to verse 18, where the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to even be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in or to us. This, he says, is part and parcel of our salvation experience: we are now children of God, and if children of God, then heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. It all just fits together, including the inheritance we have obtained in Christ.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
More Questions
How do our present sufferings compare to the glory that will be revealed to us?
The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.
How did Paul compare present sufferings with future glory?
Paul considered the sufferings of this present time nothing compared to the glory that shall be revealed.