Union with Christ enables and propels us toward building global partnerships.
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Union with Christ forms the webbing that holds together everything else Paul says. It forms the canvas on which Paul paints a picture of the Christian life. Behind all his magisterial teaching—including his teaching on justification and ecclesiology—you’ll find the doctrine of union with Christ.
This doctrine is also behind Paul’s missiology. Reflecting on union with Christ in Ephesians can help us appreciate a key aspect of missiology: partnership.
