–15 and uncover the heartbeat of the Christian life—union with Christ. Not a slogan, not a side note, but the reality that relocates us into Jesus’ death and resurrection, where our record of debt is canceled and the powers that shamed us are put to open shame. We trace three vivid pictures that make union tangible. First, representation: like David defeatin...

Reading Colossians And Setting The Scene

Why Baptism And Why Jesus Was Baptized

Union With Christ: In Him Explained

Representation: David, Goliath, And Our Champion

Marriage And Adoption As Union Pictures

Circumcision Of Christ And Belonging

Buried And Raised With Him In Baptism

Through Faith Not Works

Debt Canceled And Powers Disarmed

Living Free From Penalty And Power Of Sin

Responding In Worship, Prayer, And Giving