The Promise of Life in the Gospel of John
“We are now in a position to resolve the apparent contradiction in the two promises given by Jesus to Martha. As the life, Jesus promised believers that they would never die; as the resurrection, he indicated the kind of dying that would lead to resurrection. The death from which believers were prom...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1993
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Theology today
Year: 1993, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 485-499 |
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Summary: | “We are now in a position to resolve the apparent contradiction in the two promises given by Jesus to Martha. As the life, Jesus promised believers that they would never die; as the resurrection, he indicated the kind of dying that would lead to resurrection. The death from which believers were promised immunity was the death in sin. … Those who live 'in Christ' will never suffer that death. The death that followers of Christ would die was another thing entirely.” |
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ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057369304900405 |