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
Christians Other words are "Nasrānī" (), from Syriac for "Nazarene", and "Tarsā" (), from Middle Persian word "Tarsāg", also meaning "Christian", derived from "tars", meaning "fear, respect". An old Kurdish word for Christian frequently in usage was "felle" (فەڵە), coming from the root word meaning "to be saved" or "attain salvation". The Syriac term "Nasrani" (Nazarene) has also been attached to the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala, India. In the Indian subcontinent, Christians call themselves "Isaai" (, ), and are also known by this term to adherents of other religions. This is related to the name they call Jesus," 'Isa Masih",