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In the Cross of Christ not only is the Redemption accomplished through suffering, but also human suffering itself has been redeemed,. Christ, - without any fault of his own - took on himself "the total evil of sin". The experience of this evil determined the incomparable extent of Christ's suffering, which became the price of the Redemption. [8]
Pope John Paul II stated, "Each man, in his sufferings, can also become a sharer in the redemptive suffering of Christ". [2] (cf. Colossians 1:24) Like an indulgence, redemptive suffering does not gain the individual forgiveness for their sin; forgiveness results from God's grace, freely given through Christ, which cannot be earned. (see Romans ...
The concept of a victim soul is an unofficial belief derived from interpretations of the Catholic Church teachings on redemptive suffering.A person believes themselves or is considered by others to be chosen by God to suffer more than most, accepting this condition based on the example of Christ's own Passion.
Christians give various reasons for choosing to self-flagellate. One of the main reasons is to emulate the suffering of Christ during his Passion. As Jesus was whipped before his crucifixion, many see whipping themselves as a way to be closer to Jesus and as a reminder of that whipping. [13]
Communicatio idiomatum (Latin: communication of properties) is a Christological [a] concept about the interaction of deity and humanity in the person of Jesus Christ.It maintains that in view of the unity of Christ's person, his human and divine attributes and experiences might properly be referred to his other nature so that the theologian may speak of "the suffering of God".
In its original meaning, the word martyr, meaning witness, was used in the secular sphere as well as in the New Testament of the Bible. [4] The process of bearing witness was not intended to lead to the death of the witness, although it is known from ancient writers (e.g., Josephus ) and from the New Testament that witnesses often died for ...
The Humiliation of Christ is a Protestant Christian doctrine that consists of the rejection and suffering that Jesus received and accepted, according to Christian belief. Within it are included his incarnation , suffering , death , burial , and sometimes descent into hell .
The Roman Catholic Church has often held mortification of the flesh (literally, "putting the flesh to death"), as a worthy spiritual discipline. The practice is rooted in the Bible: in the asceticism of the Old and New Testament saints, and in its theology, such as the remark by Saint Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans, where he states: "If you live a life of nature, you are marked out for ...