Redemptive suffering He made Himself human in Jesus in order to redeem mankind: It is believed that Jesus freed mankind from the bondage of sin: Thus one may consider that God paid for mankind's freedom from sin in His human incarnation: The belief is that the price that God, in Jesus, paid for the redemption of mankind, is the Passion, that is, his suffering and agony that led directly to his Crucifixion. Christians believe that, as members of the Church, they are members of the body of Jesus Christ: Hence, orthodox Catholic theology presents the belief that our suffering can be united
Jesus Christians to be used. ("Power--Good or Evil", and "Setting Up Your Own Community") For many years members of the Jesus Christians distributed religious literature, much of it written by Dave McKay. In recent years, they primarily distributed copies of novels written by McKay, the main one being Survivors (novel) (), in exchange for "a few cents to help with the cost of printing them". In 2006 they reported that sales for this book had exceeded one million. "Survivors" is a response to the popular "Left Behind series" of novels on Bible prophecy, written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. In its