Pauline theology of reconciliation

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Pauline theology of reconciliation is the apostle Paul’s understanding of how God restores broken relationships—between humans and God and among people themselves—through Christ, transforming former alienation into renewed, purposeful fellowship.

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Pauline theology 3
Pauline theology of reconciliation canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological concept ⓘ
New Testament theological theme ⓘ
Pauline theology ⓘ
aimsAt restored, purposeful fellowship with God and others ⓘ
centralText 2 Corinthians 5:18–21 ⓘ
Colossians 1:19–22 ⓘ
Ephesians 2:14–18 ⓘ
Romans 5:10–11 ⓘ
contrastsWith state of enmity with God ⓘ
developedBy Apostle Paul ⓘ
emphasizes Christ’s death as means of reconciliation ⓘ
God as initiator of reconciliation ⓘ
abolition of enmity between God and humans ⓘ
abolition of hostility between Jews and Gentiles ⓘ
focusesOn restoration of relationship between God and humans ⓘ
restoration of relationships among humans ⓘ
groundedIn Christ’s cross ⓘ
God’s grace ⓘ
hasDimension cosmic reconciliation of all things ⓘ
horizontal reconciliation among humans ⓘ
vertical reconciliation with God ⓘ
hasPrimarySource Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ
Epistle to the Ephesians ⓘ
Epistle to the Romans ⓘ
Second Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ
includesConcept cosmic reconciliation ⓘ
forgiveness of sins ⓘ
justification ⓘ
ministry of reconciliation ⓘ
new creation in Christ ⓘ
participation in Christ ⓘ
peace with God ⓘ
word of reconciliation ⓘ
mediatedThrough Jesus Christ ⓘ
presupposes alienation from God ⓘ
human sin ⓘ
relatesTo atonement ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
soteriology ⓘ
resultsIn ethical transformation of believers ⓘ
formation of one new humanity in Christ ⓘ
mission to proclaim reconciliation ⓘ
peace with God through Christ ⓘ
renewed fellowship with God ⓘ
teaches Christ was made sin for believers so they might become God’s righteousness ⓘ
God does not count trespasses against reconciled people ⓘ
God reconciles the world to himself in Christ ⓘ
believers are ambassadors for Christ ⓘ
believers are entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation ⓘ

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Onesimus as formerly useless but now useful → relatedConcept → Pauline theology of reconciliation ⓘ
Richard B. Gaffin Jr. → fieldOfWork → Pauline theology ⓘ
linked to: Pauline theology of reconciliation
Christians in Philippi → theologyInfluencedBy → Pauline theology ⓘ
linked to: Pauline theology of reconciliation
Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians → influencedBy → Pauline theology ⓘ
linked to: Pauline theology of reconciliation