Crown
Langerak provides an exegetical and theological study of the biblical symbolism of the crown, tracing how Scripture employs crowns to represent various aspects of Christ's glory and the believer's participation in that glory through faith. The article explores multiple crown metaphors—beauty, wisdom, and authority—and their application to Christian sanctification and the church's union with Christ, grounded in careful biblical analysis from both Old and New Testaments.
The crown is an ornament of glory given to another and prominently displayed on his/her head. It represents the glory adorning the holy gospel and person of Jesus, and given to all who believe the gospel. This glorious gospel is that man, who disgracefully corrupted the glory of his original creation, is crowned with righteousness and life incorruptible by Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, and is now crowned with glory and honor, that He by grace...
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