In which books does Paul present a unique higher plane of Christian experience?
Paul presents a unique higher plane of Christian experience especially in Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. These letters reveal believers as intrinsic members of the body of Christ connected to the Head, a position greater than that of sheep under a shepherd.
Les explains that Paul never uses the shepherd-and-sheep illustration for church-age believers. Instead, every believer is baptized into one body, the body of Christ, and is intrinsically connected to the Head. This union gives believers their position in Christ and is a much greater reality than being sheep under a shepherd. Les teaches that Paul unfolds this higher plane of Christian experience especially in Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, and it is not found elsewhere in Scripture.