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Chapter 16

The Standing of God’s People

1. Basics
   1. Prologue: God Draws People to Himself
      • God chooses people (to be his people)
      • God moves people to believe and turn to Jesus Christ
   2. God’s People Belong to God
      • God’s people belong to him
      • They are God’s people . . .
      • . . . and God is their God
      • God’s people likewise belong to Jesus Christ
   3. God’s People Are His Family
      • Each believer belongs to the family of God
      • God is their Father
      • They are God’s children
      • As God’s children, they are also heirs of God
   4. God’s People Are His Church
      • God’s people form his church
      • The church is God’s temple, in which God dwells by his Spirit
      • Jesus Christ is the ruler of God’s church

2. Being ‘in’ Jesus Christ
   1. God’s People Are ‘in’ Jesus Christ
      • God’s people are “in” Jesus Christ
      • Jesus Christ identifies himself with God’s people
      • God’s people live with Jesus Christ
   2. The Significance of Being ‘in’ Jesus Christ
      • “In” Jesus Christ God’s people are redeemed and forgiven
      • “In” Jesus Christ God’s people have righteousness
      • “In” Jesus Christ believers are identified with him in his death, resurrection and life
   3. God’s People Are One Body ‘in’ Jesus Christ
      • All believers – including Jews and Gentiles, slaves and free – are one body “in” Jesus Christ
      • The church is the body of Christ
      • Jesus Christ is the head of the body
   4. Epilogue: God’s People Relate to God through Jesus Christ
      • Jesus Christ’s death and priesthood have opened the way into God’s presence for God’s people
      • God’s people have access to God through Jesus Christ – by the Holy Spirit

 ➜Major headings in: 16. The Standing of God’s People (and all of Unit D)

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