Category 1

Christology

Romans 1:3–4

ὁρισθέντος (horisthentos) · ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν (ex anastaseōs nekrōn)

The doctrine of the person and nature of Christ. Christology asks: who is Jesus? The resurrection is God the Father's public declaration that Jesus is the eternal Son of God "in power." It does not change His ontological identity but manifests it — marking the transition from the state of humiliation to the state of exaltation.

Key phrase: "declared to be the Son of God in power … by his resurrection from the dead"

Category 2

Justification

Romans 4:24–25

ἠγέρθη διὰ τὴν δικαίωσιν ἡμῶν (ēgerthē dia tēn dikaiōsin hēmōn)

The forensic act by which God declares a sinner righteous on the basis of Christ's imputed righteousness. Justification answers: how is a sinner made right with God? The resurrection is the Father's receipt — His public verdict that the atoning sacrifice was accepted and the debt fully satisfied. Christ was raised "because of" our justification.

Key phrase: "raised for our justification"

Category 3

Sanctification

Romans 6:4–11

συνετάφημεν (synetaphēmen) · καινότητι ζωῆς (kainotēti zōēs) · ἐφάπαξ (ephapax)

The progressive and definitive work of the Spirit by which believers are conformed to the image of Christ. Sanctification answers: how does a justified sinner become holy? Union with the risen Christ breaks sin's dominion and enables "newness of life." The believer's co-burial and co-resurrection with Christ is the ground of ethical transformation.

Key phrase: "just as Christ was raised … we too might walk in newness of life"

Category 4