Union with Christ: Necessity and Benefits Part 3

Key Thoughts From Part 2 Part 2 considered definitions for “nature” and “person.”  “Nature” is defined as the total of all essential qualities of a thing, that is, that which makes it what it is. A “human person” is a “human nature” plus a source of “I.” Distinguishing between nature and person is vital to

Union with Christ: Necessity and Benefits Part 2

Key Thoughts from Part 1 A tentative definition for Union with Christ: “Believers joined together with Christ in such manner that they are, in some sense, made one with Him, remaining distinct persons, but no longer separated” – Scripture says, “Christ in us” and “us in Christ.” There are two categories of sin issues. Eph.

Union with Christ: Necessity and Benefits Part 1

Recently, while thinking about possible topics for a new study, I became interested in Rev. 21:3: “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their