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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:
I was wondering about this verse in light of Heb 10:10-14: "By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified." How is it that we "fill up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions," when He has already offered the perfect sacrifice? Thanks, Cheryl |
Bible Answer: Cheryl, Great question. For Christ's suffering to be perfect, He had to have perfect Love! 1 Corinthians 13:1-3. And that perfect unconditional Love meant that He loved suffering and he loved to not suffer, he loved being sick and well, rich and poor, friends and enemies, all words and their enemy-opposites! 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. So Christ's love was lacking NO love! That perfect Love is how He "offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His ENEMIES are made His footstool/FRIENDS! For by one offering IN PERFECT LOVE He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified." by that very Love. John 13:34-35 So, Paul meant that HE Paul was learning to follow Christ's example and to love himself as sick and unhealthy, as ill and as well, as friend and as enemy, as all the other words and their opposites in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 and Romans 8:35-39 in order to make up for the Love that was lacking in HIM Paul that was present in Christ's Love for his affictions! See? So question: Do u love being in health and in sickness? Do u know of anyone who has been taught to love themselves as both each word and its opposite? Do u know of any married person who does even tho they promised, vowed to God to love their partners in health and in sickness? Can we love others without first loving ourselves? Then if we hate being sick, when we are sick, would we not be doubly sick: in our bodies and in our attitudes of minds? See? And so our Love wd be lacking the Love for being ill that was present in Christ's Love when he suffered for us! See? Another good example of how our lives are lacking the one hundred percent Love Christ's had and what Love he wants us to have like God has is found in Matthew 5:43-48 where Christ called on us to lvoe ourselves as good and as eveil, as just and unjust as perfect and as imperfect, so that our Love wd be perfect as the Love of God who lvoes us all as sinners and as saints, and so we wd be able to love all our neighbors and our non-neighbors as ourselves!! Matthew 22:36-40 and 7:12. Hope that helps. Love and Respect, Gima |