Redemptive suffering Redemptive suffering Redemptive suffering is the Christian belief that human suffering, when accepted and offered up in union with the Passion of Jesus, can remit the just punishment for one's sins or for the sins of another, or for the other physical or spiritual needs of oneself or another. 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. After one's sins are forgiven, the individual's suffering can reduce the "penalty" due for sin. Christians believe that God loves mankind so much that
Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament The title "Nazarene" applied to Jesus has been also used to designate Christians in Syriac and Arabic traditions. The title "Chosen one" or "Elect one" is used twice in Luke's gospel: "eklektos" is used in 23:35 when the rulers mock Jesus, while "eklelegmenos" is used in 9:35 when Jesus is baptized. James R. Edwards notes that the phrase is used repeatedly in 1 Enoch, but was associated in Jewish thinking with triumph and glory, rather than with suffering. Christian theologians such as Thomas Aquinas have produced significant arguments analyzing various names and titles for Jesus. In Jesus says: "Before Abraham