“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 Union Christ 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 Justified Faith 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 Son of god Copy Share Image
