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ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

The Apostle Paul “uses the phrase ‘in Christ’ (ἐν Χριστῷ) seventy-three times. When we add other ways of expressing union with or participation in Christ (e.g., ‘in him,’ ‘with Christ,’ ‘through Christ’), the number of Pauline instances more than doubles to 164 instances” (Kevin Vanhoozer). The expression works in two directions. While Christ dwells in believers, it is believers who find their identity and purpose from being “in Christ Jesus”. It is only fitting this site be titled ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ (in Christ Jesus).
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Men and Women in Christ
(A Hearty Recommendation)

February 14, 2020 Paul Adams Leave a comment

With keen precision and erudite scholarship, Andrew Bartlett pinpoints all the relevant arguments on both sides of the complementarian and…

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Posted in: Church, Mutualist

Embodied Spirituality

August 29, 2019 Paul Adams Leave a comment

When John W. Cooper’s Body, Soul, and Life Everlasting: Biblical Anthropology and the Monism-Dualism Debate came out I was not…

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Posted in: Anthropology, Resurrection, Review, Spiritual Formation, Theology

Scripture’s Vision for Women

August 19, 2019 Paul Adams Leave a comment

Lucy Peppiatt notes in Rediscovering Scripture’s Vision for Women that common designations of “complementarian” and “egalitarian” do not adequately capture…

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Posted in: Mutualist, Review

Atonement

March 6, 2019 Paul Adams Leave a comment

Eleonore Stump gave the Stanton Lectures 2018-19 at Cambridge University and the audio is available. Much (most) of this content…

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Posted in: Theology

The Heuristic Value of Mystery in Relation to Suffering and Evil

March 5, 2019 Paul Adams Leave a comment

As hard as it is to accept, I propose that my cognitive and moral equipment is handicapped and my interpretive…

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Posted in: Spiritual Formation, Theology

Wives Submit?

March 4, 2019 Paul Adams Leave a comment

Ever wonder “what to say when someone says wives should submit to husbands”? Check out this excellent and very accessible post. The…

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Posted in: Mutualist

Michael Bird on the Gospel

March 3, 2019 Paul Adams Leave a comment

This is simply outstanding on every level and is Michael Bird at his best! It is a passionate, biblically robust,…

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Posted in: Theology

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Paul D. AdamsContent here represents my reading and research in theology, philosophy, apologetics, and Christian thought. The debt I owe to those who have written so well is so very large and I am grateful for their inspiration and companionship on my journey of faith. I could not have penned a fraction of these gleanings were it not for their input into my intellectual and spiritual life. I'm thankful also for your patient reading and listening to the content here.

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