“For Christians, then, Christ’s justification, given with his resurrection, becomes theirs. When they are united to the resurrected and justified Christ by faith, his righteousness is reckoned as theirs, or imputed to them.” — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Copy Share Image
“For Christians, then, Christ’s justification, given with his resurrection, becomes theirs.” — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin 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 our resurrection,… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin 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 whole of… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin 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 faith, his… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin 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 of who… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin 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 forensic. So… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Copy Share Image
“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
“From this perspective, it should be appreciated that the antithesis between law and gospel is not an end in itself. It is not a… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin 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” position. This… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Copy Share Image
“For Christians, then, Christ’s justification, given with his resurrection, becomes theirs.” — 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 conflict with,… — Richard B. Jr. Gaffin Copy Share Image
