
Life in the Son
Exploring Participation and Union with Christ in John's Gospel and Letters : Volume 61
By: Clive Bowsher, D. A. Carson (Editor)
Paperback | 25 July 2023
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In John's Gospel, the oneness of the Father and Son is described as the Father and Son being "in one another." Clive Bowsher's study shows that union with Christ in John's Gospel and letters is the in-one-another relationship of believers with the Father and Son by the Spirit-the intimate, loving, relational participation of the believer and God, each in the life, affections, ways, and work of the other. Insightful and accessible, Bowsher's study also explores connections with the shape of sonship, covenant and the life of the age to come. This volume fills a significant gap in the literature and promises to be a blessing to pastors, preachers, and scholars alike.
Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.
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"Many Protestants are familiar with the one-anotherness of the Christian faith; we are called to a life of selfless love for one another in Christ's body, the church. But few are aware that the one-anotherness between believers is based on something even more fundamental, the fact that the Father and Son are eternally in one another and that we as Christians are in the Father and the Son. Bowsher's illuminating research expertly explores the contours of in-one-anotherness between God and believers in the Johannine writings of the New Testament. His book is eye-opening, faith-enriching, and heart-warming; it will affect every aspect of your relationship with God and with his people. I recommend it enthusiastically." -- Donald Fairbairn, Robert E. Cooley Professor of Early Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
"Clive Bowsher persuasively demonstrates the centrality of what he calls 'in-one-anotherness'-or the reciprocal relationship between believers and God the Father, the Son, and the Spirit-to the Gospel and epistles of John. This entails participation in God's ways, work, and character as the fulfillment of the Bible's covenant motif, as sharing in the story of Jesus, and as experiencing proleptically the life of the age to come. Everyone interested in the Johannine literature or in the themes of union and participation should engage with this significant volume." -- Michael J. Gorman, Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland
"Given that union with Christ is central to how Christ's work becomes ours, and given the diverse interpretations of it in theology, we need to return anew to Scripture to grasp properly this glorious truth. In this groundbreaking work, Clive Bowsher does precisely this. He offers careful biblical and theological reasoning that clarifies what union with Christ is, and as such we are indebted to him. This work is essential reading for understanding and glorying in what it means to be united to Christ and thus to be in covenant relationship with our triune Creator, Redeemer, and Lord." -- Stephen Wellum, professor of Christian theology and editor of SBJT, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
ISBN: 9781514008270
ISBN-10: 1514008270
Series: New Studies in Biblical Theology
Published: 25th July 2023
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 200
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: IVP ACADEMIC
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 20.83 x 14.48 x 2.03
Weight (kg): 0.25
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