by admin | Oct 8, 2012 | Chapter 5, Romans, Section Two
Much more then, Paul continued, because we have now been declared righteous (δικαιωθέντες, a form of δικαιόω) by his blood, we will be saved through him from God’s wrath (ὀργῆς, a form of ὀργή).1 I had a tendency to think of this as present or future wrath. That may...
by admin | Oct 7, 2012 | Chapter 5, Romans, Section Two
Not only [do we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory],1 but we also rejoice in sufferings (θλίψεσιν, a form of θλίψις),2 Paul continued. I’ve already written about the feedback loop that fosters this apparent masochism in believers and won’t do so again. The word...
by admin | Oct 6, 2012 | Chapter 5, Romans, Section Two
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous (Δικαιωθέντες, a form of δικαιόω) by faith (πίστεως, a form of πίστις), we have peace (εἰρήνην, a form of εἰρήνη) with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,1 Paul continued. Jesus said, When a strong man, fully armed,...