Relation of St. Paul's ethics to his doctrine of salvation

Abstract

St. Paul's doctrine of salvation is vitally concerned with ethics as an indivisible part of the life in Christ. Every pert of his doctrine has importance for ethics. There is no concept which may fairly be described as non-ethical, v/e have seen that all his major statements of doctrine give rise to ideas -which are basic to his ethics. Moreover, his doctrinal position influences the practical conclusions and exhortations throughout the whole of his extant epistles. Whatever his debt to other sources, his ethical teaching is his own, presented in the light of his doctrinal beliefs, and invigorated and enriched by his own experience of the Eternal God whose light had suddenly illuminated a bewildered soul's darkness to give knowledge of His glory in the face of Jesus Christ.