PART 1
Suffering for Christ means suffering for doing the right thing. If we do wrong and suffer for it, it is justified. But if we do right and suffer because of it, it is unjust suffering. As believers and followers of Christ, suffering for doing and saying the right thing can become a powerful tool for witnessing, if we endure the suffering.
We are told in 2 Peter 2:1-3 to get rid of hatred, jealousy, slander, deception and insincerity. When unfairly treated our choice is to hate, deceive, slander, get jealous, or be insincere, or, we can be the opposite and replace hate with love, replace deceit with truth, replace insincerity with caring, replace jealousy with acceptance, and do not slander but instead, speak kind and encouraging words. It is the Holy Spirit living in you, that enables you to make the right choice and endure the suffering.
Remember, you may be the only Bible that others will see and hear in action.
PART 2
Christ is the Cornerstone of the Christian faith. He is what holds everything together. Without Christ, Christianity is non-existent. All things are made new and held together, by Christ. With God, all things are possible; even suffering for doing right.
Amen