An accomplished theologian recovers the biblical theme of union with Christ, showing how it affects current theological and ministry issues.
More than a monograph, this book is a helpful reference tool for students, scholars, and pastors to consult its treatment of any particular instance of any phrase or metaphor that relates to union with Christ in the Pauline corpus.
Foundational to believers' salvation is their union with Christ. In this accessible introduction, Johnson argues that this neglected doctrine is the lens through which all other facets of salvation in the New Testament should be understood.
That forensic exclusivism is challenged in this work. In this book, Jordan Cooper articulates an approach to union with Christ that is drawn from both Patristic theology, and the classical Lutheran tradition.
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" --J. Todd Billings, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan In this volume, leading New Testament theologian Grant Macaskill introduces Paul's understanding of the Christian life, which is grounded in the apostle's theology of ...
In conversation with historical and systematic theology, Macaskill argues that the union between God and his people is consistently represented by the New Testament authors as covenantal, with the participation of believers in the life of ...
However , like Bernard , Calvin sees the possibility of the fall as intrinsic to human nature . Recall that Bernard makes a distinction between " being able not to sin " and " not being able to sin , " the latter being reserved to God ...
For lay people and scholars alike, here is a challenging and inspiring devotional reading from Finney's writings in a format easy to understand and apply.
Writing with everyday readers in mind, Elyse Fitzpatrick fleshes out the practical implications of our union with Christ and gives us confidence that we are not alone in this approachable and applicable devotional book.
This is compared and contrasted with the development of the doctrine of deification in the Eastern tradition arising from the thought of Pseudo-Dionysius.