Paul's Message for the Local Church: Strive Toward Maturity in the Faith
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, Now, serves as a conjunction to the closing idea that Paul has become a minister of the Gospel (vs. 23) I rejoice in my suffering for…
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