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Tag Archives: Letter to the Romans
Apprehending Apokatastasis: Predestinating to Perdition
No theological topic provokes more angst, consternation, and passionate debate than the Latin doctrine of absolute predestination (yes, even more so than apokatastasis). No matter how carefully formulated and gently proclaimed, what we hear is this: from the mass of … Continue reading
Thomas Talbott: The Inescapable Love of God (part 3)
The universalist confessor faces what appears to be an insurmountable challenge—reconciling his convictions with the plain and obvious testimony of the Holy Scriptures. Traditional Christians have long believed in the real possibility of everlasting damnation because this is, so they … Continue reading
Ruminating Romans: The Wrights and Wrongs of Justification
But now, quite apart from the law (though the law and the prophets bore witness to it), God’s covenant justice has been displayed. God’s covenant justice comes into operation through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah, for the benefit of … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul
Tagged justification, Letter to the Romans, N. T. Wright, Paul, righteousness
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Ruminating Romans: Justification and Jewish Christianity
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed – namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul
Tagged apocalyptic, gospel, justification, Letter to the Romans, Louis Martyn, Paul
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Ruminating Romans: Have You Righteoused Today?
But now, quite apart from the law (though the law and the prophets bore witness to it), God’s covenant justice has been displayed. God’s covenant justice comes into operation through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah, for the benefit of … Continue reading
Paul Nadim Tarazi on the Epistle to the Romans
My copy of Fr Paul Nadim Tarazi’s “Chrysostom Bible Commentary” on Romans arrived yesterday, and so I thought I would read his analysis of chapter one. I was immediately struck by the following two theses: 1) At the time that … Continue reading
Ruminating Romans: Messiah and Son
Paul, a slave of King Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for God’s good news, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the sacred writings—the good news about his son, who was descended from David’s seed in … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul
Tagged apostle, divine Son, Epistle to the Romans, gospel, Letter to the Romans, Messiah, Paul, Son of God
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Ruminating Romans: Why Did St Paul Write his Epistle?
Commentators really do not know. Numerous theories have been advanced over the centuries to explain why the Apostle decided to write to an ecclesial community he had never visited before, but commentators still disagree. Proposals range from Paul composing a … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul
Tagged Epistle to the Romans, Galatians, Judaizers, Letter to the Romans, Paul
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