Life in Christ
Understanding God's Saving Work
Salvation is God's work of uniting sinners to His risen Son through saving faith by the Holy Spirit. Every saving blessing is found in Christ because Christ Himself is the believer's life.
One Saving Work
Begin with the question most pressing to you, then follow the connections Scripture makes.
A Map of the Whole Story
Life in Christ is a downloadable, readable overview of the whole Resource Cluster—from created life and rebellion to new birth, rooted life, resurrection, and God’s renewed creation.
Follow the Question You Bring
These are connected studies, not required steps. Choose the question nearest to you and follow the connections Scripture makes.
The Two Adams — created life, rebellion, death, and the Last Adam.
What has Christ done?His obedient life, cross, resurrection, and the blessings found in Him.
What happens when I trust Christ?Faith, repentance, conversion, regeneration, and union with Christ.
Can I know that I am saved?Rooted life, fruit, assurance, and God’s keeping.
Where is salvation taking me?Resurrection, glorification, and God’s renewed creation.
What does ‘saved’ mean?Every New Testament use of saving language examined in context.
One saving work. Many dimensions.
Questions People Bring
Each article answers its own question while locating that question within the larger reality of life in Christ.
From death in Adam to life in Christ.
What Is New Life?What happens when a sinner trusts Christ.
In Christ: Every BlessingThe many dimensions of sharing Christ’s life.
Rooted Life and AssuranceFruit, assurance, and God’s keeping.
When Life Is CompleteBodily resurrection and the promised future.
The GlossaryAccessible doctrine pages for the words that shape the study.
Election FraudA full biblical case for grace-enabled faith, election in Christ, universal provision in the cross, and regeneration in converting union with Christ.
The Sinner Believes; the Spirit Gives Life
When the sinner entrusts himself to Christ in saving faith, the Spirit joins him to Christ so that Christ's life becomes his life. This is conversion and regeneration, and in this union every saving blessing becomes his at once.