it is.

Acts 5:41
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

Romans 5:3
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

not.

Matthew 16:17
Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

John 1:12, 13
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God-- . . .

John 6:44, 45
"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. . . .

Acts 13:39
Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the Law of Moses.

Acts 14:27
When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Colossians 2:12
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

James 1:17, 18
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. . . .