In Your Shepherding, Make It Obvious What the Good Shepherd Is Like
We pastors learn gentleness as we ponder carefully how anyone actually changes. We ourselves have never really changed by being scolded, cornered, pressured, or belittled.
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In Your Shepherding, Make It Obvious What the Good Shepherd Is Like
We pastors learn gentleness as we ponder carefully how anyone actually changes. We ourselves have never really changed by being scolded, cornered, pressured, or belittled.
Jesus didn't just experience a taste of humanity, he experienced the fullness of what it means to be physically human.
What Does “Union with Christ” Actually Mean?
When we come to believe in Jesus, we’re told in the New Testament that we become spiritually united to him. Paul even uses marital language for this.
The Liberation of Being Bought By Christ
With the gospel, if we belong to Jesus physically and bodily, then actually the only person our bodies need to please is Jesus.
The Bible’s Go-To Language for What We Call a “Christian”
The Bible’s go-to language for what we call “Christian” is being “in Christ.” John uses that language three dozen times. Paul uses the language of being “in him,” “in Jesus,” or him being “in us.”
Distinguishing Between Our Union with Jesus and Our Communion with Jesus
Our union with Jesus, as we understand it, brings into sharper focus so much of the Christian life. Our union is fixed. We can’t change that.