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NASB | Colossians 1:24 ¶ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 1:24 ¶ Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf. And with my own body I supplement whatever is lacking [on our part] of Christ's afflictions, on behalf of His body, which is the church. |
Subject: Suffering for Christ's sake |
Bible Note: Cheryl, having two kinds of suffering is what you think makes it odd? I agree that your friend can't honestly include the suffering in what happened in that for Christ, unless her faith had something to do with what happened, but she can include the suffering of continuing to deal with it in col.1:24, if she does it because of Christ. Do you think she is doomed because she can't include it that way and so must deal with it as with the other evils you mentioned? I agree about avoiding evil ,but I don't agree with your solution, because you say it is an infatuation and so could go like it came. As shown by his wanting to stay with her. Trust can be restored. Are you saying she can cut her losses if it is included in Christ? I don't agree with how to deal with personal injury. I agree that accepting reality is better. However it is only by God's grace that we do it and see how to make the best of it. So then the cause of the suffering may not be holy but our dealing with that suffering will be as holy as we are mature in becoming like Jesus. So then all suffering is holy to some degree. But for what ever is not holy, we need to remember that the anger of man does not work the rightousness of God. Did you see post#45077 by biynah and #45087 by tim? |