... to the early church, promoted the Saviour who died and the Lord who rose again (Barclay,1958). Paul drew from this and, within his theology, discussed the believer united with Christ, through His death and His resurrection (Furnish,1968). Paul interpreted the Christian baptism as the believer's participation with Christ through the process of His death and resurrection. Colossians 2:12 significantly holds this view of baptism and the letter to the Ephesians discusses a unity with Christ, prominently in chapter 2 and 4. Indeed, the entire scope of the Pauline letters lends itself to a proclamation of the Christian being one with Christ in both His death and His raising to life. The dichotomy Paul presents is continually evident. The death and the resurrection of the Saviour are both vital in the act of salvation God set out for the Messiah. Paul does not discuss the death of Christ without also commenting upon ...

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