Ashland Theological Journal, Volume 23.
“Believers are not just living out the consequences of their judicial standing before God; they are living out their new nature, as they participate in the nature of Christ, and they are doing so in the community that is his body.” (Volume 23, Page 20)
“It is not enough to say, as Bultmann does, that ‘in Christ’ is a metaphor for ‘Christian.’6 Of course it is. But the question remains, what does this expression tell us about what Paul felt it meant to be a Christian?” (Volume 23, Page 9)
“The ethical responsibility of believers is to live out the consequences of their new citizenship. They do so by living out their union with Christ.” (Volume 23, Page 12)
“instrumental usage are passages that describe Christ as the source or locus of the benefits believers have” (Volume 23, Page 10)
“Being in Christ should govern all the behavior of believers.” (Volume 23, Page 20)