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5:41).  First  Peter  4:13  says, “But rejoice,



             inasmuch  as  ye  are  partakers  of  Christ's



             sufferings;  that,  when  his  glory  shall  be



             revealed,  ye  may  be  glad  also  with



             exceeding  joy,”  and 1  Peter  3:14  and  17



             says,  “But and if ye suffer for righteousness’
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             sake,  happy are  ye:  and  be  not  afraid  of



             their  terror,  neither  be  troubled,  For it
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                 better, if the will of God be so, that ye
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             suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.”



             God’s kind of love “believeth all things”




                    God’s  kind  of  love  is  neither  naïve  nor



             needlessly  suspicious  and  will  refuse  to



             believe  a  malevolent  report  unless  that



             report is well-supported.  But God’s kind of



             love  also  takes  into  consideration  the





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