“is 100 percent the work of God and, just for that reason, it is to engage 100 percent of the activity of the believer.” — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Copy Share Image
“For Christians, then, Christ’s justification, given with his resurrection, becomes theirs.” — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Christianity Copy Share Image
“For Christians, then, Christ’s justification, given with his resurrection, becomes theirs. When they are united to the resurrected and justified Christ by… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Christianity Copy Share Image
“The notion that one applied benefit can cause another applied benefit has always perplexed me. But when union with Christ structures the… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Copy Share Image
“From this perspective, it should be appreciated that the antithesis between law and gospel is not an end in itself. It is… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Antithesis Copy Share Image
“it is not an overstatement to say, as Paul sees things, that at the core of their being, in the deepest recesses… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Believers Copy Share Image
“For him it does not go far enough to say, as it is often put, that Christ’s resurrection is the guarantee of… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Religion Copy Share Image
“Paul does not teach a “faith alone” position, as I have sometimes heard it put. Rather, his is a “by faith alone”… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Faith Copy Share Image
“To summarize, the “outer man” of the believer does not yet experience the saving benefits of union with Christ, either transformative or… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Copy Share Image
“Christ’s passivity in his resurrection reflects his identification and solidarity with believers in being raised from the dead. For Paul—certainly not in… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Religion Copy Share Image
