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Paul and Union with Christ fills the gap for biblical scholars, theologians, and pastors pondering and debating the meaning of union with Christ. Following a selective survey of scholarly work on union with Christ from the twentieth century to the present day, Greek scholar Constantine Campbell carefully examines every occurrence of the phrases “in Christ”, “with Christ”, “through Christ”, “into...

believers by virtue of their union with him.55 That is, through union with Christ believers are made righteousness, not through imputation. From an exegetical standpoint, the latter position is easier to maintain than the former. It has been demonstrated that the instrumentality and agency of Christ, along with union with Christ, produces justification in believers (Rom 3:24; 2 Cor 5:21; Gal 2:16–17; Phil 3:9). While there are only a few direct references connecting union with Christ to justification,
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