To suffer as a Christian carries no shame. Peter concludes: Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator (1 Peter 4:19). Here, Peter erases alldoubt about the question of whether it is ever the will of God that we should suffer. He speaks of those who suffer according to the will of God. This text means that suffering itself is part of the sovereign will of God.
R.C. Sproul — Surprised by Suffering: The Role of Pain and Death in The Christian Life
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