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1Pet.2:20 For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

God's house is under judgment, Peter himself alludes to that judgment upon the temple class within his letters. God's judgment upon Christ body members is not with death in view but life. The apostle Paul further states that when a body member of Christ builds upon any other foundation than the Christ they will suffer lost as through fire, but they themselves will be saved.

1Cor.3:11 For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. 3:12 But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or stubble;
3:13 each man's work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man's work is. 3:14 If any man's work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward. 3:15 If any man's work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire. 3:16 Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

In other words, God's works are not depended upon human hands nor is judgment for his son's, why? Because God despite man has removed his judgment from the body members of Christ Jesus. In this context, and only in this context will the scriptures make any sense. When Christian's read into the scriptures law and judgments, a rightful judgment we all deserve, they cannot comprehend the basic teachings of the Christ, they are instead stuck in dead works leading to repentance. God's children will endure suffering, they will suffer for wrong choice, that is, because of their fleshly minds, false religion, and of misinformed human's regarding God's calling of them.

2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

But let not a members of Christ own body become persecutors of other members by self-righteousness! In other words, suffer for good or suffer for bad reason, nevertheless, a member is in God's hands, and it will come out to God's everlasting glory. Here Peter says, how much better that suffering be in the sight of men if it is for the right reason. Hence, as Christ suffered for God's glory. What he did not says is: “if a member suffers for the wrong reason they are everlastingly condemned cast out, and not a member of Christ and someone else must take their place!”

1 John 3:10 In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.

Man's failures do not become God's judgments, none of us can stand before God in our own good works claiming them righteous. We instead stand because of Christ righteousness, a gift unearned. Such implies the salvation of God's chosen one were never in our hands, not even our own salvation. If we live, we live in Christ, and for God, we do not belong to ourselves, let us not become the owner, or rulers of our brothers faith.

Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"

Matthew 18:35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

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