If I already believe in Jesus, why do I have to endure? - Endurance - TouchPoints

Hebrews 3:14For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.

1 Peter 4:13Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.

2 Timothy 2:10-12I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen. This is a true saying: If we die with him, we will also live with him. If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us.

Matthew 24:13But those who endure to the end will be saved.

Hebrews 10:36Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

James 1:12God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Romans 2:7He will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

Endurance is an essential quality of Jesus’ followers. It is a sign of genuine love and commitment to Christ as Lord of your life. Though you have the promise of eternal life, you also face the prospect of living in a fallen world which is out to compromise and destroy your faith. God promises that those who endure in their faith will not only survive, but reign with Christ forever!

1 Peter 2:20Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is pleased with you.

God sees the injustices you suffer. Just as he was pleased with Jesus’ submission to the cross, he is pleased when you put his glory above all else.