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41 " by “responsible” I mean theologically responsible, which entails paying attention to the book’s original historical and literary contexts, its relationship to the rest of Scripture, its relationship to Christian doctrine and practice, and its potential to help or harm people in their life of faith. "
― Michael J. Gorman , Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation
42 " Non-retaliation, for Paul, is not an option for peacemakers in Christ; rather, it is the way of Christ. "
― Michael J. Gorman , The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement
43 " Faith begins by acknowledging the faith of Jesus and dying with him by no longer relying on the law and the self for right relations with God. Faith continues by daily relying on Christ as the energizing force for all of life, and by allowing the faith of the Sonof God, expressed in his self-giving, loving death, to reexpress itself in the life of the believer "
― Michael J. Gorman , Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross
44 " Specifically, the believer's faith is cruciform faith because Christ's faith(fulness) was expressed on the cross. "