In Christ Jesus: The sphere of the believer's life

by Arthur Tappan Pierson

A study of the Apostle Paul's use of the phrase "In Christ" in seven of his letters in the New Testament. This book was originally published in 1898.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1898

About the author

Arthur Tappan Pierson (March 6, 1837 – June 3, 1911) was an American Presbyterian pastor, early fundamentalist leader, and writer who preached over 13,000 sermons, wrote over fifty books, and gave Bible lectures as part of a transatlantic preaching ministry that made him famous in Scotland and England. He was a consulting editor for the original "Scofield Reference Bible" (1909) for his friend, C. I. Scofield and was also a friend of D. L. Moody, George Müller (whose biography 'George Muller of Bristol' he wrote), Adoniram Judson Gordon, and C. H. Spurgeon, whom he succeeded in the pulpit of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, from 1891 to 1893. Throughout his career, Pierson filled several pulpit positions around the world as an urban pastor who cared passionately for the poor.

Reviews

[Russell George · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book

Reading this book brought me to a closer relationship with God. It brought me to a much greater anticipation of that glorious day when I shall be complete in Him.

[Prof. Luis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-conceived study on the phrase "in Christ"

The author searches for the expression "in Christ" in Paul's epistles, from Romans to Thesalonians (1 and 2 Corinthians plus 1 and 2 Thesalonians are grouped for this purpose). Then the author shows that the emphasis in the use of "in Christ" is related to: justification, receiving the Holy spirit, walking in newness of life, living i n the heavenlies, being fully satisfied, finding our fullness and, finally, receiving glory at the Lord's Second Advent. That sequence is, in fact, related to the main topics of such epistles. Also, the author claims that such a sequence corresponds to the chronology of part of the Lord's life, starting at His death and ressurrection, and ending with His second coming.