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As Paul addressed various church situations, he illustrated how major doctrines that flow from God’s plan of salvation through Christ Jesus applied to the church and individual believers.
For this paper, you will choose one of the doctrines of Paul listed below to research and reflect on.
Election
Justification
Reconciliation
Adoption
Sanctification
Glorification
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Ecclesiology (the church)
Eschatology (the end times)
Once you have chosen your major doctrine, conduct research and write a four- to five-page paper that answers the following questions:
Define what the doctrine is
How is this doctrine important to Paul’s theology?
What did Paul teach about this doctrine? Provide specific examples.
- Paul often uses illustrations to describe his doctrines. What illustrations does Paul use for this doctrine? In what other letters do you see Paul using this illustration for this doctrine? What other illustration, if any, does Paul use to describe this doctrine? Provide specific examples in your answers for each of these questions.
- How did Paul apply the truths of this doctrine to the situations faced by the church and individual Christians?
- Why is this doctrine important to the Christian faith?
- You should only use academic sources for this project. Study Bibles, books, and peer-reviewed sources in the CCU Library are acceptable. Internet sites are not academic in nature and should not be used for this assignment.
- Your paper must be four to five pages, not including the title and reference pages. It must include an introduction, a clear thesis statement, supporting body paragraphs, and a summarizing conclusion. Your paper should include two to three academic sources. Format your paper in APA style.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on add a file, then click submit to upload your assignment by the posted due date. Review the rubric for specific grading criteria.
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Pauline Doctrine of Reconciliation
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Pauline Doctrine of Reconciliation
For most Christian doctrines, the apostle Paul's writings provide the theological basis.
Among Paul's main lessons, the reconciliation theory stands out as fundamental to his conception
of the gospel and atonements. Especially between God and humanity, reconciliation addresses
the healing of damaged relationships. Christ's death on the cross brought Paul's sinful people
back into a right relationship with a holy God, thus accomplishing this reconciliation. Paul's
ideas on justification, adoption, and the essence of the church are grounded in this doctrine.
Examining Paul's development of reconciliation across his letters helps one to see its significance
in his whole theology. A potent metaphor for God's saving work in Christ, reconciliation still
shapes Christian ideas of redemption, the church, and gospel ministry now.
Defining Reconciliation in Paul's Theology
Reconciliation, as used in Paul's writings, is the healing of a damaged relationship—more
especially between God and humanity. Paul expresses this idea of atonement or "exchange"
using the Greek term katallassō and its cognates. Reconciliation for Paul entails a change in
status from hostility to peace. Thanks to Christ's work on the cross, once adversaries of God are
now brought near and befriended (Rom 5:10–11). God starts and finishes this reconciliation, not
humans. Reconciliation brings peace with God and eradication of enmity between God and
people (Rom 5:1, Eph 2:16.). It addresses the objective change in status before God as well as
the subjective experience of rebuilt relationships. Paul sees reconciliation as an ongoing reality
that Christians enter into and live out, a finished act through Christ's death. The doctrine covers
horizontal and vertical reconciliation between people groups and with God.
Importance in Paul's Theology
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Paul's conception of the gospel and atonement depends critically on the doctrine of
reconciliation. It off...
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