Epaphroditus: An Epitome Who Completes Christ’s Afflictions
Versi Bahasa Indonesia dari tulisan ini dimuat di WarungSaTeKaMu.org dengan judul Epafroditus, Rekan Paulus yang Melengkapi Penderitaan Kristus . Entering the final week of Lenten period, also known as the Holy Week, you may often hear these words: Christ , life , death , cross , resurrection , persecution , suffering ,... Suffering . I know that Lord Jesus bore all kinds of persecution before and while He was crucified, but those words above, especially the last one, are often mere words which have no meaning to me. The setting of our age which upholds the visual sense – e.g., all gadgets have features to limit our screen time – compels us to demand concrete examples so we can understand a concept or an abstract word. I am no exception. For instance, I once used the Dark and Light Sides of the Star Wars series to illustrate the two sides of the reality of service and ministry. As such, in this writing, I’d like to present God's response to the challenge of our age which dema
