The Mystical, Christ Experience

Therefore, the purpose of this study is to demonstrate Paul's particular moral and ethical use of the parousia concept from his letters. It will indicate a new and different textual and hermeneutical 'fit' on a linguistic and grammatical basis. It will also suggest that Paul constantly used it (the word parousia) as a 'moral imperative' for the transformation of the early, christological believers' behavior based on the living presence of the mystical Christ experience for their religious and moral life.