The Gospel Alphabet: "P" for "Passion"

“P”—Passion

Passion comes from the Latin passio, meaning “suffering.” We celebrate each year the passion of our Lord in our remembrance of Holy Week. Likewise, whenever we partake of the Lord’s Supper we proclaim the Lord’s death til he comes.

It is required of us not only to believe in Christ, the Suffering Servant, but also to suffer for him ourselves (Phil 1:29).

Paul saw his own suffering for the Gospel and for the building up of the church as an active participation in the afflictions of Christ (Col 1:24; Phil 3:10-11).