Paul on Jesus Chart. [We thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ] [We ve been transferred to the kingdom of God s beloved Son]

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1 Paul on Jesus Chart TOPIC REFERENCE IDEAS Ontological Essence (What kind of Being is He?) God s Son Acts 9:20 Gal. 1:16 Gal. 2:20 Gal. 4:4 1 Thess. 1:10 1 Cor. 1:9 2 Cor. 1:3 2 Cor. 3:19 2 Cor. 11:31 Rom. 1:3, 4 Rom. 1:9 Rom. 8:3 Rom. 8:29 Rom. 8:32 Rom. 15:6 Eph. 1:3 Col. 1:3 Col. 1:13 Attributes of God 1 Cor. 1:24 Christ is the power and wisdom of God Belonging to God 1 Cor. 3:23 1 Cor. 11:3 Eph. 1:17 and Christ is God s. the head of Christ is God [God is the God of our Lord Jesus Christ] Source of existence, Creator 1 Cor. 8:6 Col. 1:16 Col. 1:20 Subject to God 1 Cor. 15:27 1 Cor. 15:28 [Saul proclaims Jesus in the synagogues in Damascus] saying, He is the Son of God. [God] was pleased to reveal his Son to me the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God God sent forth his Son and to wait for his Son from heaven you were called into the fellowship of his Son Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows that I am not lying. concerning his Son and was declared to be the Son of God in power For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn of many brothers. He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ [We thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ] [We ve been transferred to the kingdom of God s beloved Son] There is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things & all of us [the creator of all things through him and for him] Through him all things are reconciled to himself [God has subjected all things to Christ, but God himself is not subject to Christ.] When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to God. 1

2 Ontological Essence (+) (What kind of Being is He?) Image of God 2 Cor. 4:4 Col. 1:15 Incompatible w/ idols 2 Cor. 6:15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Lord of all Rom. 14:9 Eph. 4:5 Col. 1:18 Col. 2:10 Glorifying God Rom. 16:27 Eph. 3:21 For the church Eph. 1:21 Eph. 2:20 Eph. 4:15 Eph. 5:23 Col. 1:18 Col. 1:24 Col. 2:19 Col. 3:11 God, in the form of God, preexistence, incarnate Firstfruits, Firsborn from dead Place in Redemptive History Source of existence, Creator Acts 20:28 Phil. 2:6 Col. 1:17 Col. 1:19 Col. 2:9 Tit. 2:13 2 Tim. 1:9 Col. 1:18 1 Cor. 8:6 Col. 1:16 Col. 1:20 Christ, who is the image of God He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one Father of all [He is preeminent in everything] and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. To the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! To God be the glory in Christ Jesus. [head over all things for the church, which is his body] [Christ Jesus is the cornerstone of the church] [We grow up into the head, Christ from whom the whole body grows] Christ is head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. He is the head of the body, the church. for the sake of his body, the church. hold fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together grows [No differences, economically or racially--] Christ is all, and in all. care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. He was in the form of God, but did not count equality with God something to be grasped He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. In him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell. In him the whole fullness of the deity dwells bodily. waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ [God gave us his grace] in Christ Jesus before the ages began. The beginning & the firstborn from the dead Existing in OT times (?) 1 Cor. 10:4 and the Rock was Christ. There is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things & all of us [the creator of all things through him and for him] Through him all things are reconciled to himself 2

3 Place in Redemptive History (cont d) Abraham s offspring; Jewish Gal. 3:16 Gal. 4:4 Rom. 9:5 Anticipated to return 1 Thess. 1:10 1 Thess. 2:19 1 Thess. 3:13 1 Thess. 4:14 1 Thess. 4:15 1 Thess. 4:16 1 Thess. 4:17 1 Thess. 5:2 1 Thess. 5:23 2 Thess. 1:7 2 Thess. 1:10 2 Thess. 2:1 2 Thess. 2:2 2 Thess. 2:8 1 Cor. 1:7 1 Cor. 1:8 1 Cor. 4:5 1 Cor. 5:5 1 Cor. 11:26 1 Cor. 15:23 2 Cor. 1:14 Phil. 1:6 And to your offspring, who is Christ. God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, acc. to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. and to wait for his Son from heaven what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven Then we will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him [Don t be shaken by news] to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. You proclaim the Lord s death until he comes [He is coming again] on the day of our Lord Jesus you will boast of us as we will boast of you. [God will bring the saints along to completion] at the day of Jesus Christ. 3

4 Anticipated to return (cont d) Phil. 1:10 Phil. 2:16 Phil. 3: Tim. 6:14 Tit. 2:13 2 Tim. 4:1 2 Tim. 4:8 Place in Redemptive History (cont d) Judge of the world Acts 17:31 Final condemnation of unbelievers Final glorification of believers Destroyer of the lawless one Foundation of gospel; source of truth; subject of Scripture 2 Thess. 1:8 1 Cor. 4:5 2 Cor. 5:10 Rom. 2:16 2 Tim. 4:1 2 Tim. 4:8 2 Thess. 1:9 2 Tim. 4:14 Phil. 3:20-21 [Paul prays they will be] pure and blameless for the day of Christ. [Paul hopes they will be found] holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud We await a savior from heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and by his appearing not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. [To the Athenians:] He will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead. inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. [The Lord] will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ on that day when, acc. to my gospel, God judges the secrets of man by Christ Jesus. I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead The Lord, the righteous judge, [will award to Paul and all believers] a crown of righteousness on the last day. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might The Lord will repay [Alexander the coppersmith] according to his deeds. We await a savior from heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. 2 Thess. 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. Acts 16:32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him 1 Cor. 3:11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. 11:4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed 1 Tim. 6:3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus 4

5 Place in Redemptive History (cont d) Fulfillment of types & signs & promises & mystery & prophecy (e.g., Passover, David) 2 Tim. 3:15 Acts 13:23 Acts 13:27 Acts 13:29 Acts 13:32-33 Acts 13:34-37 Acts 26:22-23 Acts 28:23 1 Cor. 5:7 2 Cor. 1:20 2 Cor. 3:14 2 Cor. 3:16 Rom. 1:2, 3 Rom. 9:32 Rom. 15:8 Rom. 15:9 Eph. 3:11 Phil. 3:3 Col. 1:2 Col. 2:17 2 Tim. 2:8 Christ from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Of [David s] offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised. [The Jewish leaders fulfilled the Scriptures because, not recognizing Jesus, they condemned him.] When they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. [We bring the good news that God fulfilled what he promised] to the fathers by raising Jesus. he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption (citing Is. 55:3; Ps. 16:10) I am saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: the Christ must suffer and that, being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. [Paul in Rome tries to] convince [the Jews] about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets. Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. All the promises of God find their Yes in him. Only through Christ is [the veil] taken away when one turns to the Lord, the veil is lifted. which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. [God s eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord ] We are the real circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh [Christ is God s mystery.] [Rituals and holidays] are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Remember Jesus Christ the offspring of David The end of the Law Acts 13: by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. 5

6 Place in Redemptive History (cont d) The Expected Christos Acts 9:22 Acts 17:2-3 Acts 18:5 Acts 26:22-23 Lord of all 1 Cor. 12:3 [any spirit that says Jesus is Lord ] Will bring resurrection 1 Cor. 15:20 1 Cor. 15:21 1 Cor. 15:22 1 Cor. 15:23 [He will raise those who belong to him] Will bring it all to telos 1 Cor. 15:24 1 Cor. 15:25 Eph. 1:9-10 The Second Adam 1 Cor. 15: Cor. 15:45 [Saul proves for the Jews that] Jesus was the Christ. [In Thessalonica, Paul reasons in the synagogue from Scripture] explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ. Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. I am saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: the Christ must suffer and that, being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. [Christ has been raised as the firstfruits so we too will be raised] For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, in Christ all will be made alive. He will deliver up the kingdom to God the father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. [God set forth his purpose in Christ to unite all things in him] For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, in Christ all will be made alive. Thus it is written, The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. 1 Cor. 15:47, 48 Destroyer of sin, law, Eph. 2:14 death, devil Eph. 2:15 Bringer of reconciliation Eph. 2:16 [He reconciled us to God and killed the hostility] For the Gentiles too Acts 26:23 Rom. 15:9 Eph. 3:6 [he broke the dividing wall of hostility in his flesh] [He abolished the law and created one new man in place of two] the Christ must suffer and that, being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. [Gentiles are partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus] 6

7 Near-Past Historical Events Became incarnate 2 Cor. 8:9 Rom. 8:3 Phil. 2:7 1 Tim. 3:16 2 Tim. 1:10 Born a Jew Gal. 4:4 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin He made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being found in the likeness of men. He was manifested in the flesh God s grace now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God s truthfulness Rom. 15:8 Has human relatives 1 Cor. 9:5 the brothers of the Lord and Cephas Followed John Baptizer Acts 19:4 [In Ephesus, Paul explains that John s baptism prepared people] to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus. Earthly ministry Eph. 2:17 [He came and preached peace] Suffered, served Acts 26:23 2 Cor. 1:5 Rom. 15:3 Phil. 3:10 Col. 1:24 the Christ must suffer For as we share abundantly in Christ s sufferings Christ did not please himself and may share his sufferings I am filling up what is lacking in Christ s afflictions Celebrated last supper 1 Cor. 11:23 The Lord Jesus took bread (etc.) Confronted Pontius Pilate Acts 13:28 Killed (condemned) by Jews 1 Tim. 6:13 Acts 13:28 1 Thess. 2:15 Crucified Acts 13:29 Gal. 2:20 Gal. 3:1 1 Cor. 1:23 1 Cor. 2:2 1 Cor. 2:8 2 Cor. 13:4 And though [the Jews] found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed. Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession And though [the Jews] found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed. who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets When they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. I have been crucified with Christ It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly proclaimed as crucified. [Christ crucified is the content of Paul s preaching & a stumbling block to Jews & Gentiles] [Paul resolves] to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified. they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. [He was crucified in weakness ] 7

8 Crucified (cont d) Rom. 6:6 Phil. 2:8 Phil. 3:18 Col. 1:20 Col. 2:14 Near-Past Historical Events (cont d) Died & was buried (see also Substitutionary Atonement ; Crucified ) Acts 26:23 Gal. 2:21 1 Cor. 11:26 Rom. 5:6 Rom. 5:8 Rom. 6:3 Rom. 6:5 Rom. 6:8 Rom. 6:10 Rom. 8:34 Rom. 14:9 Rom Phil. 2:8 Phil. 3:10 Col. 1:12 We know that our old self was crucified with him even to death on a cross. Many walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. He made peace by the blood of his cross [God set aside the record of debt by nailing it to the cross] the Christ must suffer and being the first to rise from the dead If justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. You proclaim the Lord s death until he comes at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. [we were buried with him in death] we have been united with him in a death like his Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. Christ Jesus is the one who died For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. He humbled himself through obedience, even to death on a cross. becoming like him in his death having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God who raised him from the dead. Rose again (and see 1 Thess. 4:14 we believe that Jesus died and rose again Resurrection ) Seen by witnesses Acts 13:31 1 Cor. 9:1 1 Cor. 15:4 [ he appeared to his followers from Galilee for many days after this.] Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? [he was seen by many witnesses] Exalted Col. 2:15 [God disarmed and shamed the rulers by triumphing over them in him.] Confronted Saul on Road to Damascus; communicated with him through visions Acts 22:7-10 Acts 22:14-16 [Jesus in Paul s first account of his conversion, given to the Jews: Voice, Identification, Direction: Go into Damascus and await further orders. ] [Paul reports what Ananias heard from Jesus:] God appointed you to see the Righteous One and hear a voice from his mouth; for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard... Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name. 8

9 Near-Past Historical Events (cont d) Appointed apostles, etc.; commissioned Paul (Also 2 Cor. 1:1; Eph. 1:1; Col. 1:1; 1 Tim. 1:1; Tit. 1:1; Acts 22:18 Acts 26:14-16 Acts 20:24 Acts 22:21 Acts 26:16-18 Gal. 1:1 1 Thess. 2:6 1 Cor. 1:1 1 Cor. 1:17 1 Cor. 4:1 1 Cor. 11:23 1 Cor. 16:10 2 Cor. 13:10 Rom. 1:5 Rom. 15:15-16 Rom. 15:17 Eph. 4:11 1 Tim. 1:12 2 Tim. 1:1 [Paul saw Jesus in a vision telling him to leave Jerusalem.] [Paul tells his story to Festus, Agrippa, & Bernice: Jesus speaks to Saul in Hebrew; He identifies himself; he gives marching orders.] if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles. [Paul tells his story again to Festus, Agrippa, & Bernice. Jesus marching orders:] I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you, to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me. Paul, an apostle through Jesus Christ we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel one should regard us as stewards of Christ For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you [Timothy is doing] the work of the Lord in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down. Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations because of the grace given me by God to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God. [Christ gave the offices and roles in the church] I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service [Paul is] an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus. 9

10 Resurrection, Ascension, Exaltation Acts 13:30-31 But God raised him from the dead, [and he appeared to his followers from Galilee for many days after this]. Acts 13:32-33 [We bring the good news that God fulfilled what he promised] to the fathers by raising Jesus. Acts 13:34-37 he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption (citing Is. 55:3; Ps. 16:10);... he whom God raised up did not see corruption. Acts 17:18 Paul was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. Acts 17:31 [To the Athenians:] He will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead. Acts 25:19 [Festus explains to King Agrippa that Paul s accusers] had certain points of dispute with him about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive. Acts 26:23 the Christ must suffer and that, being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. Gal. 1:1 thru Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead 1 Thess. 1:10 his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead 1 Thess. 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 1 Cor. 6:14 and God raised the Lord 1 Cor. 15:4 [He was raised from the dead] 1 Cor. 15:12ff. [He is proclaimed as raised from the dead; his resurrection has significant implications] 2 Cor. 4:14 He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. 2 Cor. 5:15 who for their sake died and was raised. 2 Cor. 13:4 He lives by the power of God, and we will live with him. Rom. 1:4 was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 4:25 who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. Rom. 6:3 Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father Rom. 6:5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. Rom. 6:8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. Rom. 6:9 We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10

11 Resurrection, Ascension, Exaltation (cont d) Rom. 7:4 you have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you might belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead. Rom. 8:11 he who raised Christ Jesus will also give life to your mortal bodies Rom. 8:34 Christ Jesus is the one who died more than that, who was raised who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Rom. 14:9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Eph. 1:20 [God worked his great might in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavenly places] Eph. 4:8-10 [He ascended, having descended, and now fills all things] Phil. 2:9 God has highly exalted him Phil. 3:10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection Col. 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God who raised him from the dead. Col. 3:1 If then you have been raised with Christ 1 Tim. 3:16 He was vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. 2 Tim. 1:10 Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 2 Tim. 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead 2 Tim. 2:11-13 [If we died with him, we will also live with him; endure reign with him] Present Activity Dispensing grace & peace (Also 1 Thess. 2:2; 2 Cor. 1:2; 2 Cor. 13:14; Rom. 1:7; 16:20; Eph. 1:2; Phil. 1:2; Phm 3, 25; 1 Tim. 1:2; 1 Tit. 1:4; 2 Tim. 1:2) Gal. 1:3; Gal. 6:18 1 Thess. 5:28 2 Thess. 1:12 2 Thess. 3:16 2 Thess. 3:18 1 Cor. 1:3 1 Cor. 16:23 Eph. 2:14 Eph. 6:23 Phil. 4:23 Grace to you and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Grace to you and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. He is our peace [source of peace and love with faith] The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Master Gal. 1:10...If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. 11

12 Present Activity (cont d) Reveals truth Gal. 1:12 1 Thess. 4:15 Sovereign over events 1 Thess. 3:11 1 Cor. 4:19 1 Cor. 16:7 2 Cor. 2:12 Phil. 1:19 Phil. 2:19 Phil. 2:24 Increases love & faith & courage 1 Thess. 3:12 2 Thess. 3:5 1 Cor. 1:8 Comforts believers, loves 2 Thess. 2:16-17 Faithful Protector and Rescuer Rom. 8:35 2 Thess. 3:3 2 Thess. 3:5 2 Tim. 3:11 2 Tim. 4:17 I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills if the Lord permits [travel plans] When I came to Troas to preach even though a door was opened for me in the Lord through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon. I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? The Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. the steadfastness of Christ. [the Lord rescued Paul from persecutions] [At Paul s first defense], the Lord stood by me and strengthened me so I was rescued from the lion s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. The Lord be with you all. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus The Lord be with your spirit. together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. 2 Tim. 4:18 Present 2 Thess. 3:16 1 Tim. 5:21 1 Tim. 6:13 2 Tim. 4:1 2 Tim. 4:22 Responds to prayer 1 Cor. 1:2 2 Cor. 1:20 Evaluates believers 1 Cor. 4:4 It is the Lord who judges me. Identifies with believers 1 Cor. 8:12 sinning against your brothers you sin against Christ. Receives believers who die 1 Cor. 15:18 [believers] fall asleep in Christ Sends ambassadors 2 Cor. 5:20 We are ambassadors for Christ 12

13 Present Activity (cont d) Lives Rom. 6:10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. Interceding; Mediator Rom. 8:34 1 Tim. 2:5 Christ Jesus who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus Reigns over all, at God s right hand Eph. 1:21-22 Eph. 4:8-10 Eph. 5:5 Phil. 2:9-11 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church [He ascended, having descended, and now fills all things] [the kingdom of God has become] the kingdom of Christ and God God has bestowed on him the name above every name, so at the name of Jesus every knee should bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Phil. 3:21 Col. 3:1 Nurtures the church Eph. 2:21-22 Eph. 5:27 Eph. 5:29 Works with power Col. 1:29 [He works all his energy powerfully within me.] Subst. Atonement (died for you ) Gal. 1:4 Gal. 2:20 Gal. 3:13 Gal. 6:14 [The whole structure grows in him; you are being built together in him] He presents the church to himself in splendor Christ nourishes and cherishes the church who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 1 Thess. 5:10 [our Lord Jesus Christ] who died for us so that whether awake or asleep we might live with him. 1 Cor. 1:13 Was Paul crucified for you? 1 Cor. 8:11 the brother for whom Christ died 1 Cor. 15:3 [he died for our sins] 2 Cor. 5:14 one has died for all, therefore all have died; 2 Cor. 5:15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer lived for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. Rom. 4:25 Jesus our Lord was delivered up for our trespasses Rom. 5:6 at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Rom. 5:8 While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 13

14 Subst. Atonement (died for you ) (cont d) Forensics Rom. 6:10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. Rom. 8:3 by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin Rom. 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all Rom. 14:15 Do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. Eph. 5:2 Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Eph. 5:25 Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 1 Tim. 2:5-6 There is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all. Tit. 2:14 he gave himself for us (Justification, judgment, legal standing, law, faith v. works, def. sanctification, sacrifice, redemption, forgiveness, sin, sinners, salvation) Acts 13:38-39 through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. Acts 16:31 Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved. Acts 20:28 care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. Acts 22:16 [Paul reports what Ananias said to him:] Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name. Acts 26:18 [Paul is being sent to the Gentiles] that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me. Gal. 2:16 we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but thru faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law Gal. 2:17 in our endeavor to be justified in Christ Gal. 2:21 If justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. Gal. 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. Gal. 3:24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. Gal. 4:5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Gal. 5:2 if you accept circ, Christ will be of no advantage to you. Gal. 5:4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen from grace. Gal. 5:6 In Christ Jesus neither circ nor uncirc counts for anything, but only faith working thru love. 1 Thess. 1:10 Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. 14

15 Forensics (cont d) (Justification, judgment, legal standing, law, faith v. works, def. sanctification, sacrifice, redemption, forgiveness, sin, sinners, salvation) 1 Thess. 5:9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 1:2 to those sanctified in Christ Jesus 1 Cor. 6:11 You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 2 Cor. 3:4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. 2 Cor. 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ 2 Cor. 5:19 In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them. 2 Cor. 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Rom. 3:22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ Rom. 3:24, 25 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. Rom. 3:26 Rom. 4:23-25 Rom. 4:26 Rom. 5:9 Rom. 5:10 Rom. 5:18 Rom. 5:19 Rom. 5:21 Rom. 6:10 Rom. 7:4 Rom. 8:1 Rom. 8:2 Rom. 10:4 [God will justify the one who has faith in Jesus] [By analogy, our faith in the gospel of Jesus does the same thing as Abraham s trust in God s promise of an heir--] It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. We have been justified by his blood how much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. When we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son how much more shall we be saved by his life. [Jesus one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men] By the one man s obedience the many will be made righteous. grace also might reign through righteousness, leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. you have died to the law through the body of Christ There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 15

16 Forensics (cont d) Commander in Chief & His Troops (Justification, judgment, legal standing, law, faith v. works, def. sanctification, sacrifice, redemption, forgiveness, sin, sinners, salvation) Rom. 10:9 If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be justified. Eph. 1:7 [We have redemption in him through his blood] Eph. 2:13 [In Christ Jesus you have been brought near by the blood of Christ.] Eph. 2:16 [He abolished the law] Eph. 2:16 [He reconciled us to God and killed the hostility] Eph. 4:32 forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you. Eph. 5:2 Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Eph. 5:26 Christ sanctifies the church [by baptism and preaching the gospel] Phil. 3:9 and be found in him, having a righteousness that comes through faith in Christ Col. 1:14 [In him we have redemption and forgiveness] Col. 1:22 He has now reconciled you in his body of flesh by his death. His goal = to present you holy and blameless before him. Col. 2:14 [God set aside the record of debt by nailing it to the cross] Col. 3:13 As the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 1 Tim. 1:15 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners Tit. 2:14 he gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness Tit. 3:5-7 God saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs of eternal life. 2 Tim. 2:10 [Paul endures] for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. Acts 16:18 Acts 20:19 Acts 20:28 Acts 20:35 [Paul to demon:] I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. [Paul has been] serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. 16

17 Commander in Chief & His Troops (cont d) Acts 21:13 I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 1 Thess. 4:2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 1 Thess. 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray w/o ceasing, give thanks in all circs; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 2 Thess. 3:5 We command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Thess. 3:12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree 1 Cor. 4:10 We are fools for Christ s sake 1 Cor. 6:13 The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 1 Cor. 7:10, 12 not I, but the Lord / I, not the Lord 1 Cor. 7:17 Only let each person lead the life that the Lord assigned to him 1 Cor. 7:25 I have no command from the Lord 1 Cor. 7:32, anxious about the things of the Lord and how to please the Lord 34, 35 1 Cor. 10:9 We must not put Christ to the test. 1 Cor. 10:22 Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy 1 Cor. 15:58 Be always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Cor. 16:22 [showing no love for the Lord = accursed] 2 Cor. 4:5 We proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord 2 Cor. 5:9 [Make it our effort to please him] 2 Cor. 5:14 For the love of Christ controls us 2 Cor. 5:20 we implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 2 Cor. 8:5 [The Macedonians gave themselves] first to the Lord 2 Cor. 8:21 We aim at what is honorable in the Lord s sight 2 Cor. 8:22 they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. 2 Cor. 10:5 We take every thought captive to obey Christ 2 Cor. 10:8 our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not destroying you. 2 Cor. 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. 2 Cor. 11:3 your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 2 Cor. 11:13 disguising themselves as apostles of Christ 17

18 Commander in Chief & His Troops (cont d) 2 Cor. 11:23 Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one 2 Cor. 12:8 I pleaded with the Lord 2 Cor. 13:3 He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. Rom. 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus Rom. 12:11 serve the Lord. Rom. 13:14 but put on the Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. 14:6 [Some believers observe days, keep food laws, practice abstinence] in honor of the Lord Rom. 14:15 Do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. Rom. 14:18 Whoever thus serves Christ Rom. 15:17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God. Rom. 15:18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience Rom. 15:19 so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ Rom. 15:29 I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. Rom. 15:30 I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf Rom. 16:18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ Eph. 1:1 to the saints who are faithful in Christ Jesus Eph. 5:10 Try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Eph. 5:17 Understand what the will of the Lord is. Eph. 5:19 Make melody to the Lord with your heart Eph. 5:20 [we give thanks to God] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ Eph. 5:21 [We submit to one another] out of reverence for Christ Eph. 5:22 Submit to/ obey as to the Lord Eph. 5:24 The church submits to Christ. Eph. 6:1 Obey your parents in the Lord Eph. 6:4 Eph. 6:5-8 [bring kids up in the instruction of the Lord] [slaves are to obey their earthly masters] as you would Christ; [they should consider themselves slaves of Christ], rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man. [You ll receive back from the Lord recompense for the good you ll do.] 18

19 Commander in Chief & His Troops (cont d) Eph. 6:9 Eph. 6:10 Eph. 6:24 Phil 1:1 Phil. 1:14 Phil. 1:20 Phil. 1:21 Phil. 1:27 Phil. 2:21 Phil. 2:30 Phil. 3:7 Phil. 3:8 Phil. 3:14 Phil. 4:1 Phm 1 Phm 8 Phm 9 Phm 23 Col. 1:7 Col. 1:10 Col. 2:6 Col. 3:17 Col. 3:18 Col. 3:20 Col. 3:22 Col. 3:23 Col. 3:24 Col. 4:1 Col. 4:7 [Jesus is Lord of both Master and Slave.] [We re called to be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.] Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible. [Paul & Timothy are servants of Christ Jesus, writing to all the saints in Christ Jesus.] [the brothers have become] confident in the Lord by my imprisonment. [Paul hopes that] now as always Christ will be honored in my body. For to me to live is Christ Let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ. They all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. Epaphroditus nearly died for the work of Christ. Whatever gain I had I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ I press on towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus Though I am bold enough in Christ to command you I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus Epaphras, my fellow captive in Christ Jesus [Epaphras is a faithful minister of Christ] [Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord] Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Slaves, obey with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Work heartily, as for the Lord. You are serving the Lord Christ. [Slavemasters also have a Master in heaven.] Tychicus is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. 19

20 Commander in Chief & His Troops (cont d) Col. 4:12 Epaphras of Colosse is a servant of Christ Jesus. Col. 4:17 Archippus is instructed to fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord. 1 Tim. 3:13 Those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. 4:6 If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 5:11 [Don t enroll younger widows because] when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry 1 Tim. 5:21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality. Tit. 2:14 he gave himself for us to purify for himself a people of his own, eager to do what is good. 2 Tim. 1:8 [Timothy should not be ashamed of] the testimony about our Lord, nor of [Paul] his prisoner 2 Tim. 1:13 [Timothy should follow Paul s] sound teaching in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 1:16, May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus 18 2 Tim. 2:1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 2:3 Share in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 2:11-13 [If we died with him, we will also live with him; endure reign with him; faithless he remains faithful.] 2 Tim. 2:24 And the Lord s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind 2 Tim. 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. Example to imitate Righteousness Gal. 2:17 if we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! Gal. 5:24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Love Gal. 6:2 Bear one another s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Faith despite suffering; standing fast 1 Thess. 1:6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. 1 Thess. 3:8 Generosity Meekness & gentleness 2 Cor. 10:1 [Paul entreats] by the meekness and gentleness of Christ Welcome, forbearance Rom. 15:7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you. 20

21 Subject of Preaching Acts 9:20 [Saul proclaims Jesus in the synagogues in Damascus] saying, He is the Son of God. Acts 16:32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him Acts 17:18 Paul was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. Acts 18:5 Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. Acts 20:21 [Paul has been] testifying both to Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 24:24 [Felix and Drusilla hear Paul speak] about faith in Christ Jesus. Acts 28:31 [Paul spent two years in Rome] proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. Gal. 1:16 [God] was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles Gal. 3:1 It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly proclaimed as crucified. 1 Thess. 3:2 Timothy, our brother and God s co-worker in the gospel of Christ 2 Thess. 3:1 pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread ahead and be honored 1 Cor. 9:12 the gospel of Christ 1 Cor. 9:14 The Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel. 1 Cor. 11:26 You proclaim the Lord s death until he comes 2 Cor. 1:19 The Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you 2 Cor. 2:12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ 2 Cor. 4:4 [Unbelievers cannot see] the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ 2 Cor. 4:5 We proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord 2 Cor. 10:14 We were the first to come with the gospel of Christ. Rom. 1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son Rom. 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Rom. 15:20...thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named Rom. 16:25 according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery Phil. 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry. Phil. 1:17 The former proclaim Christ out of rivalry Phil. 1:18 In every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. Col. 1:28 [He is the subject of Paul s preaching] Col. 4:3 [Paul hopes for a door for the word so that he may declare] the mystery of Christ. 1 Tim. 3:16 He was proclaimed among the nations 21

22 Subject of Preaching (+) Benefits to Believers Freedom Gal. 2:4 Gal. 5:1 Rom. 8:2 Already died & made alive; eternal life 2 Tim. 1:8 [Timothy should not be ashamed of] the testimony about our Lord 2 Tim. 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel. 2 Tim. 4:17 [At Paul s first defense], the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. Gal. 2:20 1 Cor. 1:30 Rom. 5:21 Rom. 6:23 1 Tim. 1:16 False brothers slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus For freedom Christ has set us free The law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. [believers have life in Christ Jesus] grace also might reign through righteousness, leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. [Paul received mercy] so that Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. 2 Tim. 1:1 according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus. Promises of Abraham Gal. 3:14 Gal. 3:22 Holy Spirit so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith Adoption, sonship Gal. 3:26 Gal. 4:5 Eph. 1:5 [Our adoption is through Jesus Christ] Put on Christ, new creation, Christ within Gal. 3:27 2 Cor. 5:17 2 Cor. 13:5 Oneness, unity Gal. 3:28 1 Cor. 1:13 Rom. 15:5 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith. to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. [Jesus Christ is in believers] for you are all on in Christ Jesus. Is Christ divided? May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus And let the peace of Christ dwell in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. Col. 3:15 Abraham s offspring Gal. 3:29 And if you are Christ s, then you are Abraham s offspring, heirs according to the promise. Christ formed in them Gal. 4:19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! Hope 1 Thess. 1:3 remembering your steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22