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The Apostles' Creed
'... suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell ...'

I want to make an observation about the word 'suffered' here. It is a word our world generally shies away from. And it is a word that we Reformed Evangelical Christians shy away from, for some reason.

Yet, when Jesus describes how he will display being 'the Christ' (Mark 8:27-33), he states that it is a necessity that he 'suffer' - and this sits across the Gospels. The suffering that Jesus endured is a necessary part of his life as 'the Christ' - and I think this is captured in Isaiah 53:3-4. In turn, this leads into the words Jesus uses to describe the life of the disciples (that 'taking up your cross' thing, in Mark 8:34), and how Peter describes the life of the disciple in 1 Peter 2:21-25.

So, how about we think on the necessity of this idea of 'suffering', and what it means in the life of Jesus, and the lives of those who follow him...

Prayer:
Father, thank you that Jesus, with joy, took the path laid before him, and perfected salvation. Amen.
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