Tabletalk Magazine, December 1994: Our Union with Christ
Overview
For more than thirty years, Tabletalk has existed to provide a substantive study tool for believers. Generally speaking, either laypeople receive very little instruction in the weightier matters of the faith or their instruction is too academic, largely inaccessible to the average person. This is the reason Tabletalk exists: to bridge the gap between the two poles; to explain to the people of God important biblical doctrines and events while supporting them in holy living.
Contributors include R. C. Sproul, Wilson Benton Jr., C. “Buster” Brown, Robert M. Norris, Mike Malone, Michael S. Beates, Mark E. Ross, and O. Palmer Robertson. Tabletalk features articles on topics central to the Christian faith and contains daily in-depth Bible studies.
Over the years, several awards have recognized Tabletalk for its excellence. Today, people all over the world read Tabletalk on a daily basis. Now, in the Logos Bible Software edition of Tabletalk, all Scripture passages link to your favorite Bible translation in your library. With the advanced search features of Logos Bible Software, you can perform powerful searches by topic or Scripture reference—finding, for example, every mention of “eternity” or “union.”
- Daily studies from the teaching fellowship of R. C. Sproul
- “Coram Deo” note from an editor
- “From Eternity to Here” by R. C. Sproul
- “United in Spirit” by Wilson Benton Jr.
- “Crucified with Christ” by C. “Buster” Brown
- “United in His Resurrection” by Robert M. Norris
- “For All Eternity” by Mike Malone
- “Union with the Saints” by Michael S. Beates
- “The House Built for David” by Mark E. Ross
- “All-Sufficient God” by A Puritan Prayer
- “Holding All Authority” by O. Palmer Robertson
- “Signs of the Times: Mystic, Sweet Communion”
- “Ligonier News: Looking Back and Looking Ahead”
- “Seeds of the Sower: Unique Ways to Serve God”
Top Highlights
“True faith in Christ is a result of our mystical union with Christ, which is effected in our regeneration.” (Page 6)
“John Murray has written, ‘Union with Christ is the central truth of the whole doctrine of salvation.’” (Page 12)
“Our union with Christ in His death means that just as we were previously united with Adam and under sin’s dominion, so we are now united with Christ and recipients of a great salvation. The baptism that the apostle is speaking of is the baptism by which the Holy Spirit plants us and then grafts us into the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and King. Our union with Christ means that we have the power and authority to walk in newness of life.” (Page 12)
“It is not the Cross which secures the love of God for you. Rather, it is the love of God which secures the Cross for you. Union with Christ forms the orbit upon which all of the elements of redemption travel.” (Page 55)
“His life is our life; His death is our death; His resurrection is our resurrection; His glory is our glory. In short, ‘In Him we have redemption’ (Eph. 1:7a).” (Page 10)
Tabletalk has been a key ingredient in the diet of Christian’s conscious of their spiritual vitality.
—Michael S. Horton
Month by month, Tabletalk represents an oasis in a desert of false spirituality, mindless Christianity, and vapid conviction. Tabletalk represents theological rigor, biblical Christianity, and authentic Christian devotion. It is an antidote to the world of superficial Christianity. Read it and grow.
—R. Albert Mohler Jr.
Tabletalk has been a wonderful resource in my own daily walk with the Lord.
—Ravi Zacharias
- Title: Tabletalk Magazine, December 1994: “Our Union With Christ”
- Executive editor: Robert F. Ingram
- Editor: R. C. Sproul Jr.
- Series: Tabletalk
- Publisher: Ligonier Ministries
- Publication date: 1994
- Pages: 61
