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Re: By Faith or Through Faith? What is the differe
"Some understand the future dikaiosei, will justify in verse 30 to be a logical future (Cranfield 1975, Moo 1991:254) Dunn (1988:189) is probably correct, though, in seeing a reference to the final judgement. Justification is both present(dikaiousthai, to be justified, v.28) and future, for the future declaration seals he present reality. Describing Jews as peritome, circumcision and Gentiles as akrobystia, uncircumcision in verse 30 is significant. Paul emphasizes that faith rather than circumcision is decisive for entrance into the people of God. The shift from ek pisteos, from faith, to dia tes pisteos, through faith, is stylistic and rheutorical, as most commentators affirm. Stowers's (1989) attempt to distinguish the prepositional phrases and see a reference to the faithfulness of Christ is far-fetched. That different nuances would exist in the phrases is incredible in a context where Paul wished to highlight that the Jews and Gentiles are justified on the same basis (rightly Byrne 1996:140)! Verse 28 and all of chapter 4 make abundantly clear that the faith of human being is being described." Romans, Schreiner 1998:206
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