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
Holy Name of Jesus Several episodes in the New Testament refer to the power of the "invocation of the Holy Name". In demons are driven out by the power of the name Jesus, in baptisms take place and in , and miracles are performed. Many Christians believe that as in the invocation of the name of Jesus provides protection by repelling evil. The reverence with which Christians have regarded the Holy Name of Jesus goes back to the earliest days of Christianity, as shown in and . Devotion to and veneration of the IHS monogram, derived from the Greek word for Jesus, ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (and