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
Jesus Christians On December 7, 2017 at the annual conference of "The Australian Association for the Study of Religion" in Sydney, an academic paper was presented with a formal discussion about a New religious movement that was founded in Australia in the 1980s and led by Dave and Cherry McKay. The author, Geraldine Smith, described the movement as a "Christian millennialist group" called the "End Time Survivors (ETS)". There is evidence that a web site and YouTube channel called "End Time Survivors" appeared in 2015. Several ex members of the Jesus Christians know and recognise voices and faces of Jesus Christians long