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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. |
Bible Question:
Hello again, tomn... You say, "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." How could one continue in suffering because of Christ, if the suffering isn't part of His sufferings in the first place? And yes, I said "doomed" because if we can't accept suffering as part and parcel of our life in Christ, then we must deal with it as we would any evil, mustn't we? This could lead to some counter-productive situations, such as hanging onto a relationship that really isn't meant to be... You say that trust could be restored between these two individuals. And that might be so, but it would take a miracle. Right now, my friend feels like her fiancé is simply undecided, and doesn't have the guts to be straight with her while he's making up his mind. She feels used, and her whole perspective on the relationship has changed. She wants to break it off now. I say that if she were able to offer up this "rejection" along with the rejection Christ suffered for us, it would become a source of grace to her and she would be able to move past it. Yes, I saw the posts by Biynah and Tim. I went through almost exactly the same situation as Biynah, years ago, even down to the fact that my abusive marriage lasted seven years. And as far as Tim's advice, it is very easy to believe that the "authorities" can deal with these types of situations, but it's very different when you're in it. I remember one night, calling 911 (after my ex had TOLD me I'd better do that!), but when he warned me before they got there that I'd made a "big mistake," I wound up giving them the whole "I'm sorry, I must have overreacted, there's really no problem here, I'm just premenstrual, etc." speech out of fear of him. I wrote down a few verses in my journal last night that might apply to this, although we might be straying off-topic again here: “He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.” (Psalm 101:7) “Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.” (Psalm 139:21-22) “What fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Cor 6:14) “Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go, Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul.” (Prov 22:24-25) “He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.” (Prov 13:20) “Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.” (Prov 29:24) “Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” (1 Cor 15:33) “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” (Eph 5:6) I believe these verses could apply to my friend's dilemma -- God hates lying, and we should think very carefully before making alliances and covenants with liars. You say that all suffering is holy to some degree. But what makes it holy, if it cannot come under the umbrella of Col 1:24? Peace, --Cheryl |
Bible Answer: If you don't ask God for understanding of what I said it means you are not ready to accept it and so would not help you for me to repeat it. |