Romans 2:4

Jim Beale beale at uconect.net
Sun Nov 22 19:41:14 EST 1998


At 6:54 PM -0500 11/22/98, Paul S. Dixon wrote:

>Your friend here used contraposition inaccurately.  He really
>meant and/or should have used "negation."  The negation, 
>of course, is not a valid inference.  But, this does not mean
>it is not true.  [...]

Are you aware of any commentator, in the history of the
church, who has interpreted Romans 2:4 in such a way?  I
have not been able to find a single one who views AGEI as
other than conative, but I've only looked at a dozen or so.

Thanks,
Jim

   The good man does not grieve that other people 
   do not recognize his merits.  His only anxiety 
   is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.
   -- Confucius





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