Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Colossians 1:28
Colossians 1:28
Both the sufferings of the Head and of the members are called the
sufferings of Christ, and make up, as it were, one body of sufferings.
But He suffered for the redemption of the church; we suffer on other
accounts; for we do but slightly taste that cup of afflictions of which
Christ first drank deeply. A Christian may be said to fill up that
which remains of the sufferings of Christ, when he takes up his cross,
and after the pattern of Christ, bears patiently the afflictions God
allots to him. Let us be thankful that God has made known to us
mysteries hidden from ages and generations, and has showed the riches of
his glory among us. As Christ is preached among us, let us seriously
inquire, whether he dwells and reigns in us; for this alone can warrant
our assured hope of his glory. We must be faithful to death, through all
trials, that we may receive the crown of life, and obtain the end of
our faith, the salvation of our souls.
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