Hey Readers, here's this week's READING SCAVENGER HUNT. Try to find the answers to the questions below. The answers come directly from the reading in CHAPTER TWO of UNION WITH CHRIST. You can share your answers with all of us as well as other insights you may have gained from the reading. Post your thoughts in the comment section below.
1. Union with Christ...what is it? Why is describing 'union with Christ' so difficult?
2. What are some other mysteries essential to the Christian faith?
3. Even though as followers of Christ we don't fully comprehend these mysteries, we are still compelled to speak of them in wonder. But what priority does John Calvin place in learning about the mystery of being united with Christ?
4. Since union with Christ is irreducibly mysterious, the author admits his hesitation to try to describe it simply but, as he writes, we must begin somewhere. What is his attempt at describing exactly what union with Christ is?
5. How does the story of David and Goliath help to explain what it means to be "in Christ"?
6. According to the author, which bible verse succinctly captures union with Christ?
1. Union with Christ...what is it? Why is describing 'union with Christ' so difficult?
2. What are some other mysteries essential to the Christian faith?
3. Even though as followers of Christ we don't fully comprehend these mysteries, we are still compelled to speak of them in wonder. But what priority does John Calvin place in learning about the mystery of being united with Christ?
4. Since union with Christ is irreducibly mysterious, the author admits his hesitation to try to describe it simply but, as he writes, we must begin somewhere. What is his attempt at describing exactly what union with Christ is?
5. How does the story of David and Goliath help to explain what it means to be "in Christ"?
6. According to the author, which bible verse succinctly captures union with Christ?