“I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church” (Co1 1: 24 NKJV)
Verse: This verse is not speaking of Christ’s sufferings which took place on the cross in payment for our sins. There is nothing incomplete about our Lord’s atoning work on our behalf. He paid the price in full, as indicated by His victory cry, “It is finished!” (John 19:30). Every believer can rest fully in that wonderful finished work. Nothing can be added to it and nothing can be taken from it. It was exactly what was needed to save us from our sins and from an eternal hell.