Rom 8:16-17
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him.
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When you are born again, there is this knowing that you belong to God and that you are no longer ordinary; that you are a child of God. This knowing is fortified by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.
This is the dispensation where we(flesh) get to suffer with the lord so we can be glorified with Him on the earth. God has made all grace abound toward us so that we can advance the kingdom of God amid the gates of hell set up to stop us but to no avail. This process in not pleasant to the flesh. When we refuse to walk in the flesh and choose to walk in the spirit, this process is usually not pleasant to our bodies and this the suffering we are to suffer so that we may be glorified with Christ.
He has not called you to suffer the crucifixion of the flesh in vain and to no avail, he has called you to his glorious inheritance that will be manifested on the earth.
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