Tabletalk Magazine, February 2013: Union with Christ

by Ligonier Ministries

Publisher:

Ligonier Ministries

, 2013

Overview

The February 2013 issue of Tabletalk features articles examining the nature of the union shared by the communion of saints with her Savior, Jesus Christ. The Westminster Larger Catechism states that “the communion in grace which the members of the invisible church have with Christ, is their partaking of the virtue of his mediation, in their justification, adoption, sanctification, and: Whatever else, in this life, manifests their union with him” (Q&A 69). This issue seeks to unpack this definition by addressing various aspects of our union with Christ and illuminating the consequences that flow from it. Contributors include R. C. Sproul, Sinclair Ferguson, John V. Fesko, Joel R. Beeke, Ken Jones, R. C. Sproul Jr., Dan Cruver, Joseph Pipa, Jim Coffield, and Michael Horton.

Contents

Top Highlights

“In his Systematic Theology, Louis Berkhof defines union with Christ as ‘that intimate, vital, and spiritual union between Christ and His people, in virtue of which He is the source of their life and strength, of their blessedness and salvation.’” (Page 13)

“During the marriage ceremony, when a man and woman stand before the minister, they are two separate individuals. At the end of the ceremony, however, they are pronounced ‘husband and wife.’ They are united; and the two become ‘one flesh’ (Gen. 2:7; Eph. 5:25–31). The property of each individual becomes the property of both. But in our marriage union to Christ, the glorious exchange is far greater. Our sin and guilt are imputed to Christ, and His perfect law-keeping and suffering are imputed to us—what is ours becomes His, and what is His becomes ours. Because of the representative union that we share with Christ, the Father no longer looks upon us as sinful but sees only the righteousness and holiness of Christ.” (Page 14)

Product Details

• Title: Tabletalk Magazine, February 2013: Union with Christ
• Author: Ligonier Ministries
• Edition: no. 2
• Series: Tabletalk Magazine
• Volume: 37
• Publisher: Ligonier Ministries
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Theology › Periodicals
• Resource ID: LLS:TTFEB13
• Resource Type: Magazine
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:27:17Z

About Ligonier Ministries

R. C. Sproul is founder and president of Ligonier Ministries and president of Ligonier Academy. He also servers as the senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he has written more than seventy books including The Holiness of God, The Intimage Marriage, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, Following the Cross, and the R. C. Sproul Exposition Collection.

Burk Parsons serves as editor of Tabletalk and associate pastor of Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., and he is editor of the books Assured by God: Living in the Fullness of God’s Grace and John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology.