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“SALT” Exercise: The Theological Metanarrative of Paul’s Thought
James A. Bryant
NBST520: New Testament Orientation II
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Summary
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Summary
Paul’s letters prescribes what the New Testament means by showing how one may understand his theological standpoints. What I set out to do in this paper is to help one travel through the Christological metanarrative in his letter to the Romans. This letter gives the church a assessment of the Christian faith. The primary motive for God’s plan is for Jesus to be our salvation. Listen to what Romans 1:16-17 says,” For I am not ashamed of the gospel,
because it is the power of God
that brings salvation to everyone who believes:
first to the Jew,
then to the Gentile.
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For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith
from first to last,
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just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith..” (Romans 1:16-
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If you really listen to what Paul is telling the church that Jesus is the only way for humanity to achieve salvation. Paul’s dissertation on justification. “Paul’s doctrine of salvation, which most scholars associate with the idea of justification by faith, the Latin phrase Sola fide, together with its corollary of Gentile inclusiveness. To be sure the idea that one is made righteous, not by ethnic heritage, nor by rigid law keeping, but by openness, which is what faith means, to God’s redeeming love supremely expressed in Jesus Christ was indeed a central theme of Paul’s writings.”
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The perfectness of the Lord shown through the very essence of Jesus Christ. Only Through Jesus Christ can we be reconnected to God. The death of Jesus Christ and his resurrection gives the balance for the new life in the Lord. Then as we journey through the chapters of Romans Paul expounds on the friction between being righteous or being a sinner. The triumph over sin gives us promise as a believer. Then later on Paul shines a light on God’s
design for Israel. The assurance of God becomes the primary factor of salvation to all.
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Application Applying the aspects of Christology learned in the Romans to today’s society will mean connecting the difficulties of contemporary life. It is our job to connect the aspects of the old biblical teachings with what’s going on today. This segment of the bible depicts the everyday grasping Christ’s nature and preparing for our todays situation.
As we look at today’s society Christology helps us maneuver through our stormy times that we may embark on that may knock us off the boat into the muddy waters of worldly life. It helps us realize that even though we fall we can get up and start all over again because of what happen on
a Friday night when Jesus gave himself to the nails and the spikes but rose up from death on a Sunday.
In Closing Paul’s letters to the Romans gives us a broad picture of what the Christian faith is.
From Sin to salvation Christology gives us hope of God’s redemptive plan. Making the broad picture bringing it into todays life setting the journey through the book of Romans really highlights how significant Christology is. Connecting us back with the vision of God for our lives.
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Dr. Robert Wayne Stacy, “The Theological Metanarrative of Paul’s Thought” (video lecture in NBST
520 at Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, November 15, 2023).