Faith, Judgment, and the Life of the Believer: A Reassessment of 2 Corinthians 5:6-10
Given the cosmic scope of Pauline eschatology, there is often ambiguity concerning the role of the believer in God's redemption of creation. In the present essay, I examine the interrelated Pauline themes of faith, judgment, and existence through the lens of 2 Cor 5:6-10. I seek to establish th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 79, Issue: 3, Pages: 438-454 |
| Further subjects: | B
Soteriology
B Faith B Eschatology B Judgment |
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| Summary: | Given the cosmic scope of Pauline eschatology, there is often ambiguity concerning the role of the believer in God's redemption of creation. In the present essay, I examine the interrelated Pauline themes of faith, judgment, and existence through the lens of 2 Cor 5:6-10. I seek to establish that the significance of Paul's argument stems not from a temporal divide between the present and the future but rather from a theological divide between two present modes of existence shaped by two distinct perceptions of Christ—one defined by the realm of faith and one defined by the realm of human appearances. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2017.0126 |