Paul's Spirituality in Galatians: A Critique of Contemporary Christian Spiritualities

by Adam McClendon

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock

, 2015

Overview

Spirituality is a hot topic in today's culture. Spirituality is essentially how one's beliefs and experiences influence the way one lives their life. Such influences for living are of critical importance to one's faith within the Christian community. What role does the Bible play in developing an expressed spirituality among the Christian community? How do one's religious traditions, cultural influences, and personal preferences influence the way Christian spirituality is perceived and expressed? All too often, and at times unintentionally, the foundational truths of the Bible are subordinated to tradition, culture, and personal preference. This book provides a context for understanding Paul's foundational components for Christian spirituality within the book of Galatians while showing how an accurate understanding of these components can and should serve as a corrective lens to various aspects of Christian spirituality as expressed and experienced today.

Contents

Top Highlights

“First, the intent is not to show what all of Scripture says regarding the spiritual life, cruciformity, sanctification, justification, etc. Instead, the intent is to show how Christian spirituality should be rooted in God’s Word that serves as the basis for living that is truly spiritual (i.e., directed by the Holy Spirit) by using one short, but key, passage.” (Pages 6–7)

“Christian spirituality is the process of general spirituality brought under the direction of and in submission to the Holy Spirit.” (Pages 8–9)

“Such spirituality is a life lived under the influence of the Spirit of God in conjunction with scriptural conviction. Thus, for Paul his spirituality was undergirded by a specific set of beliefs resulting in conviction expressed through living.” (Page 2)

“Spirituality, in general, emphasizes how one’s understanding of and experience with God impacts the way that one lives their life.” (Page 8)

“That statement reveals the means by which one dies to the law and shows how one is then able to live to God. The cross serves as a central component in not only securing justification, but also in guiding the life of the believer. Essentially, it is through the cross that one experiences union with Christ.” (Page 15)

Product Details

• Title: Paul’s Spirituality in Galatians: A Critique of Contemporary Christian Spiritualities
• Author: Adam McClendon
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Textbooks
• ISBNs: 9781625649232, 9781630879495, 1625649231, 1630879495
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_D4E08BB236B04D629A3DDEC36057E7F4
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:24:29Z

About Adam McClendon

Adam McClendon has extensive ministry experience and has served educational institutions in various capacities. He currently serves as the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program. He is also the founder and director of New Line Ministries. Among his other publications, he is the author of Square One: Back to the Basics.