Q. I was surprised that nowhere in this volume is discussed the concept from 1 Peter that Christians are resident aliens on this earth, especially when we also hear that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Gentile, nor Scythian, nor barbarian etc. (Gal. 3.28). What do you think Paul means when he says our politeuma is in heaven? A. If I may riff some Tom Wright, I’d say that the church is a politeuma in the sense that we are called to... Read more