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“The relationship believers have with God in Christ is evidenced by living the new creation life here and now. No new creation, no reconciliation. God is intent on redeeming and reconciling all creation, including his image bearers (humans) who by faith are in Christ.”
― Ephesians
― Ephesians
“Union with Christ highlights God’s character as it relates to all aspects of redemption and our inclusion in the gospel story. As Colijn remarks, “For Paul, ‘being in Christ’ is not a transaction but a real spiritual union between Christ and the believer that determines the believer’s identity and shapes all of the believer’s life.”
― Philippians
― Philippians
“The final verse (2:10) in this section directs the believer’s vision from the heavenly realm into the world, and offers the second ramification concerning our salvation in Christ. The believers have a purpose, divinely given and divinely empowered: to function as God’s agents of goodness in the world.”
― Ephesians
― Ephesians
“being “in Christ” involves union, participation, identification, and incorporation into Christ’s life.35 These terms capture the multifaceted redemption brought by Christ. Moreover, they suggest that relationship is possible;”
― Philippians
― Philippians
