Abstract John Murray once wrote of the doctrine union with Christ that ‘It is not simply a step in application redemption…it underlies every redemption.’ Union significant soteriological import. However, it only realm soteriology bears significance. This article seeks to explore ecclesial implications Christ. After working towards definition Christ, will be considered for baptism, membership, a...

1. The significance of Phil 2:6–7. Numerous texts of the NT suggest, more or less straightforwardly, that Jesus Christ is very God. In the Gospel of John alone, for instance, one reads: “the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (1:1); “so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father” (5:23); “before Abraham was born, I am” (8:58); “I and the Father are one” (10:30); “he who see...

The concept that “fullness” is to be found in Jesus Christ has been invoked to support the uniqueness of Jesus, including in the context of world religions. Yet the metaphorical sense of fullness is amenable to a variety of interpretations. Is this uniqueness the logical consequence of Christian faith, or an over-reliance on what amounts to a spatial metaphor? Are the uniqueness and primacy of ...

TWO difficult verses for understanding Paul's view of the law are Rom 10:4-5. Rom 10:4, for example, has often been used to posit an absolute discontinuity between law and gospel since Paul says here that "Christ is the end [te<loj] of the law." Others, however, claim that to read such discontinuity into the verse is unwarranted, and they argue that Paul is asserting that "Christ is the goal of...