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On the Conditions of Salvation: A Response to John Fensel (#6)
You mention that you are confused as to what I think about the conditions of salvation. I will try my best to bring what clarity I can to the question, although I confess that I do not know what God would do with the hypothetical moralizing psychopath that you have created. (As a Christian, however, [...]
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Romans 3 and 4
Romans 3 1 What advantage, then, does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the oracles of God. Related Posts:On the Conditions of Salvation: A Response to John Fensel (#6)augsburg wednesday, article 4: justificationSing with the understanding also: swift [...]
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Sing with the understanding also: swift and beautiful feet
Today, in church, we sang ‘Take My Life‘, a wonderful little hymn. Given the biblical illiteracy of our day, I wondered whether one particular line might cause trouble: Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee. Praying for fast and pretty feet seems, well, shallow, if the biblical allusion is not [...]
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the uncomfortable words of romans 2:5-11
5 But according to your hardness and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself, for a day of wrath and the revealing of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who will repay every man according to what he does: 7 to those who by continuing patiently in doing good seek glory, honor, and [...]
the new testament quotes the old, romans 1:17
The New Testament, I have heard it said, quotes the Septuagint. Let’s examine whether, and to what extent, this is true. Specifically, let’s look at Romans 1:17. Unless it’s relevant, I’ll just translate into English fairly literally. Let’s start with Romans 1:17, Romans 1:17 — As it is written, And the righteous will live by [...]
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a worthwhile image
A fading cross on the left and a promise of budding life in a flower and Romans saying “at just the right time.” Powerful imagery. This deserves sharing. Related Posts:N. T. Wright: “Romans and the Theology of Paul”On the Conditions of Salvation: A Response to John Fensel (#6)Romans 3 and 4the division of labor Confederacy [...]
robinson and pierpont, collated against the kjv, post 7
I’m on something of a roll with this blogging thing. (cf. post 1, oh no, okay, post 2, post 3, post 4, post 5, post 6) It’s been five days, and the seventh installment is here. These are all the translatable variants for the book of Romans. There are only 18 of them. That brings [...]
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N. T. Wright: “Romans and the Theology of Paul”