“I . . . fill up on my part that which is lacking of the
afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church.”
Colossians 1:24
The work of Christ as Redeemer is complete, but his
afflictions remain to be filled up. Christ has wrought salvation for mankind,
yet not all men know what he has done. He himself only preached the Good News
to those of his generation in direct contact with him. For this reason, we must
go and tell the world what Christ has accomplished.
The Apostle Paul is writing of his labors with the gospel
among the Gentiles when he speaks of filling up what remains of the afflictions
of Christ. Experience had shown him that to the cost paid by Jesus for our
redemption there was still a price to be added: the tribulations, distresses,
and shame involved in the spreading of the Good News. But this must never deter
us from spreading it.
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