In Christ's many sufferings. Christ suffers with his people when they suffer (Acts 9:4-5 and notes). Therefore when Paul suffered for Christ, or rather BECAUSE of his relationship to Christ, he was sharing Christ's many sufferings. So also through Christ. Paul understood he was NEW in his union to Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), and he knew the help which Christ promises to his people (such as Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 10:13, etc.).

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