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Many good sermons are lost for lack of much prayer in study.
The reason why our souls are so empty of joy, is because our mouths are empty of prayer.
Both prayer and praise widens the heart for receiving more of Christ's fullness.Works 1 - 33
In Christ is a favorite with Paul to signal the personal, local, and dynamic relation of the believer to ChristGalatians WBC, 152
Indeed, to seek a definite list of meanings would be to miss the inclusive sense that Paul usually seems to have in mind. "In Christ" is Paul's way of saying that believers are now "located" in a new "place" - the kingdom of God's Son (v. 13) - that carries with it a total reorientation of one's existenceMoo, D. J. (2008). The letters to the Colossians and to Philemon (p. 77). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
"in Christ" is to belong to him as the originator and ruler of the new age of redemption that his death and resurrection inaugurated (in contrast to being "in Adam"
Moo, D. J. (2008). The letters to the Colossians and to Philemon (p. 77). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
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