For Paul, men and women exist in either of two spheres: “in Adam” or “in Christ.” The transfer from one sphere to the other can only be accomplished by God, on the basis of grace, through faith, apart from works, law, or religious ritual. Colossians 1:13 captures this paradigm perfectly when Paul writes that God “rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son.” The paradigm also raises an important question: Where do you want to live—in the domain of darkness or in the kingdom of God’s Son?
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