Gal 2:20 - to the Son

Mike Sangrey mike at sojurn.lns.pa.us
Sun Apr 30 07:44:55 EDT 2000



Bill Ross <wross at farmerstel.com> said:
> The word ZAW primarily denotes "to live, to be posessed of vitality,
> to exercise the functions of life". In many instances it appears in
> English to be idiomatic but is not, resulting in important
> misunderstanding. Case in point, Romans 1:17:

> It is not "The just person shall conduct himself faithfully"

> but rather

> "He who through faith is righteous shall live"

I usually take Romans 1:17 as dual meaning.  The reason for my thinking is 
APOKALUPTETAI EK PISTEWS EIS PISTIN.  I think of EK PISTEWS as the doorway of 
faith we step *out* of leading *into* the hallway of faith.  My thinking is 
Paul takes a clause hO DE DIKAIOS EK PISTEWS ZHSETAI which by itself would be 
ambiguous and by adding the previous clause, succinctly captures two major 
doctrines--justification and sanctification.

FWIW,

-- 
Mike Sangrey
mike at sojurn.lns.pa.us
Landisburg, Pa.
       There is no 'do' in faith, everywhere present within it is 'done'.





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