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Pleroma And Christology, Harold A. Merklinger
Pleroma And Christology, Harold A. Merklinger
Concordia Theological Monthly
Theologically, πλήϱωμα is among St. Paul's basic concepts. This is particularly true in his epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. In them he uses the term freighted with Christological content.
The Scope Of The Redemptive Task, Martin H. Scharlemann
The Scope Of The Redemptive Task, Martin H. Scharlemann
Concordia Theological Monthly
"When I open the chapel door of the Epistle to the Colossians,'" Adolf Deissmann once observed, "it is as if Johann Sebastian Bach himself sat at the organ." The intricate craftsmanship and majestic chords of this short letter are bound to elicit this kind of response in any one engaged in its study, particularly of that pericope which is sometimes called ''The Great Christology'" (Col 1:15-20). Our reflection on the six verses which constitute this unit will bring also us to the place where we stand in breathless adoration before the apostle's staggering description of the redemptive task which God …
The Church In God's Eternal Plan: A Study In Ephesians 1:1-14, Victor A. Bartling
The Church In God's Eternal Plan: A Study In Ephesians 1:1-14, Victor A. Bartling
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Church was in the world long before our days. It existed in Ephesus before Paul wrote his Letter to the Ephesians. Essentially the church, like Christ, never changes. Its foundation, its goals, its means and resources, its message to men always remain the same. But since the church is made up of men, it necessarily reflects, in its historical manifestations, the social and cultural aspects of its historical environments. Within these environments, however, it must function according to God's unchanging design. There is always the temptation that the church may so much lose itself in its own given historical …