SUBJECT INDEX

Adam, 75–79, 143, 238–39

See also image of God in creation

adoption, 97–98, 18–19, 118–19, 154

See also union with Christ

age, 53–54

anthropology, 33–37, 66–74

authenticity, 233–36, 242

Babel, Tower of, 43, 209–13

baptism, 247–48

Bible, hear and read, 249–51

biblical theology, 34, 245–46

body. See flesh

comfort, 224–27

communion, 258–60

creeds, 255–57

cultural identity, 45–48

day of salvation, 186–88

death, 202–5

defining moments, 242–44

Descartes, 202

disabilities, 50, 201–2

disappointment, 197–200

discipline, 161–62

election, 95–96, 118

ethnicity. See race

family, 50–53, 152, 154–55, 248–49

brothers and sisters, 162–64

flesh, 68–71

genealogies, 43, 83, 103–4

gender. See sexuality

God

Father, 118–19, 155, 161–62, 167–69

as intimate knower, 92–93

gratitude, 219–20

heart, 71–72

heirs, 156–57, 181

Holy Spirit, 185–86

Household. See family

humility, 214–16

identity angst, 23–27

idolatry, 61–63

image of God, 80, 83–84

in creation, 81–82

imitation

of Christ, 159–61, 188–89

of God, 158–59

Jesus

as intimate knower, 120–23

as judge, 123–24

Son of God, 87–88, 142–45, 166, 169–70

Son of Man, 141–42

Judaism, second temple, 44–45, 204

Kingdom of God, 59

known by God, primacy, 114–16

Love

Christian, 164–65

of God, 230–31

marriage. See relationships

Mary Magdalene, 131–34

metaphors, 151–53

mind. See heart

morality, 77–78

name

in God’s books, 103–4, 212

and knowing, 100–102

new, 121

See also Babel, tower of

Nathanael, 127–30

new self, 237–41

occupation. See work

prayer, 251–53

pride, 208–9, 212–14

race, 42–45, 239–40

redemption, 177–79

refuge, 227–30

relationships, 54–56

religion, 59–60

Greco-Roman, 218

See also idolatry

remembered, by God, 104–6

resurrection, 69, 189–90, 204–5

nationality. See race

Samaritan Woman, 130–31

Satan

serpent, 85–86

son of God, 143n5

temptation of Jesus, 87

Sermon on the Mount, 167–71

sexuality, 48–49, 77

slavery, 177–78

songs, 43–44, 254–55

soul, 67, 72–73

See also anthropology

spirit, 73

spirituality, 78–79

time, short, 183–85

union with Christ, 145–48

wealth, 58–59

work, 56–58