“It is striking how seldom Paul uses eschatological judgment as a threat to motivate obedience. More characteristically, he points to the sanctifying work of God’s Spirit, already underway in the community, as a ground of reassurance and hope.” — Richard Hays Copy Share Image
“God has chosen to save the world through the cross, through the shameful and powerless death of the crucified Messiah. If that shocking event… — Richard Hays Copy Share Image
“Do you not know,” he asks, “that you [plural] are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you [plural]?” (3:16). To read this… — Richard Hays Copy Share Image
“It is striking how seldom Paul uses eschatological judgment as a threat to motivate obedience. More characteristically, he points to the sanctifying work of… — Richard Hays Copy Share Image
![“Do you not know,” he asks, “that you [plural] are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you [plural]?” (3:16). To read this last sentence as though it spoke of the Spirit dwelling in the body of the individual Christian would be to miss the force of Paul’s audacious metaphor: the…” quote by Richard Hays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f5e/richard-hays-82668_glory-of-god_do-you-not-know-he-asks-that-you-plural_2747397.jpg)