What did it mean to be the “fragrant aroma of Christ”? | P.OST
What did it mean to be the “fragrant aroma of Christ”? | P.OST
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Section titled “Highlights”- So before we glibly appropriate these powerful metaphors and the associated theology for ourselves, we need to get to grips with the sharply focused apostolic experience to which they are applied. We should hesitate to build ourselves up at the expense of the biblical narrative. We are not, mostly, the aroma of Christ—certainly not in the sense that Paul intended it. We are not being conformed to the image of Christ.
- Note: Nor are we being asked to.