I think calling it heresy is a bit of a stretch. It's pretty close to what the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome: > but we also glory in our sufferings

I think calling it heresy is a bit of a stretch. It's pretty close to what the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome: > but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame ...