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Feb 7, 2010 · not destroyed. Paul saw the purpose of his suffering as a means to mediate, manifest, and magnify the resurrection power of his Savior. We can see Paul’s radical other-centeredness in 2 Cor. 4:15, as he talks about why he endures such pain: It is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving ...
Jul 24, 2006 · And Paul, as a missionary, penetrating the nations, goes out there, and as a member of the body of Christ, he suffers. He said, “I bear in my body the marks of Jesus” (Galatians 6:17). He bears the suffering and says, “This is the suffering of Christ being completed for their observation, not their salvation.
So, in what sense did Paul “fill up that which is lacking”? Christ’s redemptive work, while saving us from the wrath of God in judgment (Rom. 5:9), does not free us from the suffering of this life. In fact, the opposite is true. If we follow Christ, we will suffer. The Lord warned us of this (cf. Jn. 16:33; Mt. 5:10-12), and God has ...
Apr 24, 2019 · 6. We are not alone in our suffering. Paul said that the entire creation endures the suffering of this fallen world alongside us: “We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time” (Romans 8:22).
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Nov 30, 2019 · Paul knows that Timothy is at the moment facing a difficult time because of the false teachers in Ephesus, even if that has not developed into a physical persecution at this point. This text is clear that the one who is “in Christ” will suffer like Christ. Perhaps this is an indication that the opponents in Ephesus are not really “in ...
Feb 6, 2022 · Paul and Suffering. It is a fact that Paul, probably, experienced more suffering for God ’s sake than any other fellow worker that has been called upon to suffer. For he wrote, “I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. Five times I received from the ...
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Oct 11, 2019 · Perhaps the most suffering Paul faced is from his own churches (v. 28). He has a great deal of anxiety for the churches he founded, trained, and then left to themselves. He describes this as “daily pressure” (ἐπίστασις) and “worry” (μέριμνα). This concern comes from Paul’s deeply felt personal responsibility for his ...
