Study aid: New Testament letters
Argument, gospel indicatives, commands, church problems, and hope.
Reading scope: canonical.
Open this guide in the Concept AtlasGospel
The good news that the crucified and risen Jesus is Lord, through whom God rescues and restores a people.
Look for: Open Gospel and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Union with Christ and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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By the Spirit, believers are incorporated into Christ, sharing in his death, resurrection, and life, the source of every saving blessing and new identity (Ephesians 1:3-14; Romans 6:3-5…
Look for: Open Union with Christ and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Justification by Faith and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Union with Christ in the AtlasJustification by Faith
In the gospel God declares sinners righteous apart from works of the law, through faith in Jesus Christ, uniting them to his death and resurrection life (Romans 3:21–26; Galatians 2:16).
Look for: Open Justification by Faith and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Sanctification and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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The progressive making-holy of those God has justified — a work of the Holy Spirit in cooperation with the believer.
Look for: Open Sanctification and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Body of Christ and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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The Church as Christ’s corporate body, diversified in gifts yet unified under one head, where each member contributes to the whole (Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 1:22-23).
Look for: Open Body of Christ and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Spiritual Gifts and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Body of Christ in the AtlasSpiritual Gifts
Spirit-given capacities for building up the body of Christ, varied and complementary, and subordinate to love.
Look for: Open Spiritual Gifts and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Next, move toward Hope of Resurrection and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Assurance that God will raise the dead as shown in Christ’s resurrection, forming the basis for believers’ future bodily life (Daniel 12:2; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).
Look for: Open Hope of Resurrection and notice its strongest neighbors, key verses, and repeated vocabulary.
Pause here and choose the next neighboring concept that deserves a closer look.
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