Transformation :
deSilva, David A.
Transformation : The Heart of Paul's Gospel. - 1 online resource (157 pages) - Snapshots . - Snapshots .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Hearing the Whole of Paul's Good News -- Chapter 1: Foundations for a Broader Understanding of Paul's Gospel of Transformation -- Transformation in Paul's Proclamation of Good News -- The Necessity of Transformation: "There Is No Favoritism with God" (Rom 2:11) -- The Necessity of Transformation: Paul Places Conditions on Salvation beyond Mere Belief -- What Does "Justification" Involve for Paul? -- Once Saved, Always Saved-But When "Saved"? Salvation as a "Work in Process" -- A Great Gift Is a Great Responsibility -- Chapter 2: The Gospel Means the Transformation of the Individual: You Are Free to Become a New Person in Christ -- You Were Freed for a Fresh Start with God -- You Were Freed from Being Who You Were to Become Holy and Just in God's Sight -- You Were Freed to Live a Life of Doing Good -- Transformation Means a Putting off and a Putting On -- God Makes This Transformation Possible through the Gift of the Holy Spirit -- You Are Free from the Fear of Death -- Chapter 3: The Gospel Means the Transformation of Community: You Are Free to Relate to One Another in New Ways -- The Transformation of Strangers into Family, Many Bodies into One Body -- Paul's Guidance for Living as a Transformed and Transforming Community -- Restorative Intervention -- Prioritizing Reconciliation -- Sharing like Family -- Investing in and Encouraging One Another -- Moving from Self-Centered Rights to Other-Centered Restraint -- Breaking through Ethnic Barriers, Classes, Castes, and Gender Lines -- No Room for Partisanship -- Christian Families within the Christian Family -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Gospel Means the Transformation of the Cosmos: You Are Free from the World's Rules to Witness to God's Rule -- The "World" as Problem. The Transformation of Our Relationship to the Kosmos -- The Transformation of Creation Itself -- Subject and Author Index -- Scripture Index -- Old Testament -- New Testament -- Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- Other Ancient Texts.
9781577995609
Electronic books.
Transformation : The Heart of Paul's Gospel. - 1 online resource (157 pages) - Snapshots . - Snapshots .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Hearing the Whole of Paul's Good News -- Chapter 1: Foundations for a Broader Understanding of Paul's Gospel of Transformation -- Transformation in Paul's Proclamation of Good News -- The Necessity of Transformation: "There Is No Favoritism with God" (Rom 2:11) -- The Necessity of Transformation: Paul Places Conditions on Salvation beyond Mere Belief -- What Does "Justification" Involve for Paul? -- Once Saved, Always Saved-But When "Saved"? Salvation as a "Work in Process" -- A Great Gift Is a Great Responsibility -- Chapter 2: The Gospel Means the Transformation of the Individual: You Are Free to Become a New Person in Christ -- You Were Freed for a Fresh Start with God -- You Were Freed from Being Who You Were to Become Holy and Just in God's Sight -- You Were Freed to Live a Life of Doing Good -- Transformation Means a Putting off and a Putting On -- God Makes This Transformation Possible through the Gift of the Holy Spirit -- You Are Free from the Fear of Death -- Chapter 3: The Gospel Means the Transformation of Community: You Are Free to Relate to One Another in New Ways -- The Transformation of Strangers into Family, Many Bodies into One Body -- Paul's Guidance for Living as a Transformed and Transforming Community -- Restorative Intervention -- Prioritizing Reconciliation -- Sharing like Family -- Investing in and Encouraging One Another -- Moving from Self-Centered Rights to Other-Centered Restraint -- Breaking through Ethnic Barriers, Classes, Castes, and Gender Lines -- No Room for Partisanship -- Christian Families within the Christian Family -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: The Gospel Means the Transformation of the Cosmos: You Are Free from the World's Rules to Witness to God's Rule -- The "World" as Problem. The Transformation of Our Relationship to the Kosmos -- The Transformation of Creation Itself -- Subject and Author Index -- Scripture Index -- Old Testament -- New Testament -- Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- Other Ancient Texts.
9781577995609
Electronic books.