Simul Sanctification: Barth's Hidden Vision for Human Transformation: 232 (Princeton Theological Monograph)

Why do we see so much fruitful good in unbelievers and so much evil in believers? What could it mean for a believer that the old is gone especially when it doesnt feel that way? What does it mean for humans who are simul iustus et peccator (simultaneously righteous and sinful) to be transformed in Christ and by his Spirit? We typically think of sanctification as pertaining to humans being conformed to Jesus but what could it mean when Jesus speaks of himself as being sanctified for our sakes (Jn. 17:19)? Jeff McSwain mines the theology of Karl Barth to engage such questions. In looking through the simul he concludes with Barth that universal human transformation is a reality before it is a possibility and that despite our contradictory state we may live Spirit-filled lives as we participate in Christs true humanity that determines ours--a humanity which never gets old.