The Christian Ethic of Joy and Suffering
Consider with me for a moment Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 6:4:"As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything" (6:10). How is it possible to be characterized by both sorrow and joy; having nothing, yet possessing everything? At first glance, they do seem to be contradictory or at the least, strange bed-fel...
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