“Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.”
Sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated — some believers suffered personally; others stood in solidarity with the afflicted. Partnership (metochoi) in suffering marks genuine community.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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