The truth I keep returning to: what it means to be joined to Christ—and everything I’ve preached, written, and posted on it.
If you want the doctrine unfolded in order, follow the two-part sermon series. If you want the full range—the papers, the book notes, the blog threads—it’s gathered below by kind. And if you want the best that others have written, the bibliography is the place to start.
Sermons & Messages 4
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Union with Christ, Part 1: Biblical FoundationsSeries pt. 1
Message · April 2013
The biblical case: the direct statements, the prepositional phrases, and the metaphors that teach it.
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Union with Christ, Part 2: Theology and ApplicationSeries pt. 2
Message · April 2013
What union with Christ means theologically, and how it bears on the whole of the Christian life.
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Complete in Christ (Colossians 2:6–15)
Sermon · 2001
Rooted and built up in him—the sufficiency of Christ against every rival.
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Living in Light of Our Union with Christ (Colossians 3:1–17)
Sermon · 2001
Raised with Christ, so set your mind above—the ethics that follow from the union.
Papers 1
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The Believer’s Union with Christ
Paper · 2001
A fuller treatment of the doctrine—its biblical basis, its theology, and its place in salvation.
Blog Posts 4
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One with Christ: An Evangelical Theology of Salvation
Post · March 2013
On Marcus Peter Johnson’s recovery of union as the center, not a footnote, of salvation.
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John Murray on Union with Christ
Post · March 2013
Murray’s claim that union is the central truth of the whole doctrine of salvation.
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Post · April 2009
Resurrection and redemption—Gaffin on the believer’s solidarity with the risen Christ.
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Resources on the Doctrine of Union with Christ
Post · March 2009
A gathering of the key sources—the seed this hub now grows out of.
Book Reviews 1
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Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray
Review · 2008
Murray on the accomplishment and application of redemption—where union does its decisive work.
Looking for the best of what others have written on this? See the annotated Union with Christ bibliography →