“For Paul, the will of God is known in essence in the obedient death of Jesus. In concrete and specific ways, however, God's will is known only when one offers oneself and one's body daily as a living sacrifice to… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share Image
“Baptism is a symbolic narrative not only of incorporation into Christ but also of ongoing life in Christ. Although a once-for-all death to sin… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“Those who respond in trust or faith to the faith of Christ are moved into Christ, into the sphere of his life. In that… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“faith is an inauguration into a community and into a life of dying, or cruciformity.” — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“Nearly one-third of Acts recounts Paul on trial or in prison, and in five of the thirteen letters he is identified as a prisoner… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“For Paul, the will of God is known in essence in the obedient death of Jesus. In concrete and specific ways, however, God's will… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“Faith, therefore, is a liberation that is also an incorporation, specifically an incorporation into Christ the new lord, and into his body.” — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“for Paul the essential mark of apostleship is conformity to Christ crucified through sacrifice, weakness, and suffering” — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“APOSTLE AMONG THE GENTILES (NATIONS) As we have seen, Paul’s encounter with the resurrected Jesus led him to the deep conviction that he had… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“faith is an initial and ongoing participation in the faith (i.e., faithful death) of Jesus.” — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“Paul's act of faith has enabled him to share in the faith of Jesus, the faith that expressed itself in self-giving love.” — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“Especially to be noted is the intense social and even political character of many of the experiences of suffering listed in the catalogs. Paul… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“survey—preparation and overview, or introduction • contextual analysis—consideration of the historical and literary contexts of the text • formal analysis—of the form, structure, and… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“Faith, then, for Paul is first of all cruciform participation with Christ that liberates participants from the hostile powers that rule human existence and… — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
“for Paul private belief and public confession of it - including baptism - go hand in hand.3 Both are needed for salvation.” — Michael J. Gorman Copy Share
