The Glory of God and Paul

Series preface ix
Authors' preface xi
Abbreviations xiv
Introduction xvii
1 A panorama of God's glory 1
God's glory appears in major sections of Scripture 2
God's glory appears in relation to key doctrines 2
God's glory appears at turning points in the biblical story 3
God's glory appears in different senses in Scripture 4
God's glory appears as intrinsic and extrinsic 9
God's glory appears in biblical tensions 13
God's glory appears in redemptive history 20
2 The drama of God's glory 31
God's glory and creation 31
God's glory and the fall 33
God's glory and redemption 35
God's glory and the consummation 38
The drama of God's glory 40
3 The glory of God and salvation: Romans 41
God's glory and the gospel 41
God's glory and the image of God 43
God's glory and sin 45
God's glory and the work of Christ 47
God's glory, faith and justification 51
God's glory and sanctification 54
God's glory and suffering 58
God's glory and heaven 60
God's glory and Israel 62
God's glory and election 63
God's glory and church unity 65
God's glory and worship 67
4 The glory of God and the resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15 71
Background 71
Themes 73
Christ appears in resurrection glory (1 Cor. 15:5-8) 74
Christ's resurrection and God's grace (1 Cor. 15:8-11) 75
Christ is 'the last Adam', 'the second man' (1 Cor. 15:20-26, 45-49) 77
God will raise believers in glory (1 Cor. 15:35-58) 85
5 The glory of God and the new covenant: 2 Corinthians 97
God's glory is abundantly revealed in the new covenant (2 Cor. 3:7-18) 98
The gospel of the glory of Christ (2 Cor. 4:1-6) 117
Suffering, thanksgiving and the glory of God (2 Cor. 4:7-18) 121
6 The glory of God and the church: Ephesians 127
God's glory and his ultimate goal 127
God's glory and his eternal plan 133
God's glory and Christ's saving work 142
God's glory and union with Christ 151
God's glory and the church as his showcase 163
7 The glory of God and eschatology: 2 Thessalonians 173
Christ's glory at his return (2 Thess. 1:5-12) 173
The context for Christ's glory (Acts 17:1-9) 174
The revelation of Christ's glory (2 Thess. 1:5-12) 177
Exclusion from Christ's glory (2 Thess. 1:8-9) 182
Seeing and sharing Christ's glory (2 Thess. 1:10) 187
Christ's glory in his people now (2 Thess. 1:11-12) 188
Believers will gain Christ's glory (2 Thess. 2:13-15) 190
8 The glory of God and systematic theology 201
God and his Word 201
Humanity and sin 204
Christ's person and work 206
The Holy Spirit and the new covenant 210
Salvation 212
The church 221
The future 224
Ministry 230
9 The glory of God and the Christian life 237
Glory and love (Phil. 1:3-11) 237
Glory and provision (Phil. 4:10-20) 239
Glory and hope (Col. 3:4) 242
Glory and mystery (Col. 1:27) 244
Glory and boasting (Gal. 6:14) 248
Glory and worship (1 Tim. 1:17; 6:15-16) 251
Bibliography 258
Index of authors 275