Paul's Joy in Suffering for the Church's Sake
"Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you" (Colossians 1:24). The vast region of human sorrow appears to most a dark and dreary desert. Yet...
This is historical examples on sacrificial love and redemptive suffering, drawing on Colossians 4:24.
"Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you" (Colossians 1:24). The vast region of human sorrow appears to most a dark and dreary desert. Yet if we saw truly, we should find many streams of refreshment, many sunny spots, and on all sides evidences of Divine tenderness. Here we find Paul at home in the region of suffering—rejoicing amid mysteries which fill most men with darkness.…
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