Rom 4:16 hINA KATA CARIN
Mark Wilson
emory2oo2 at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 11 22:17:01 EDT 2002
Moon:
A brief comment on this:
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> > DIA TOUTO EK PISTEWS, hINA KATA CARIN, EIS TO EINAI BEBAIAN THN
>EPAGGELIAN
>
>I understood TOUTO refers back to verse 4:14 (with verse 15 being a
>paranthetical remark), which states:
>
> IF the Law-people [hOI EK NOMOU] are heirs, the faith becomes void and
>the promise becomes nullified.
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I do not like the idea of "Law-people" here. What is being
contrasted is not WHO (Law-people), but HOW... EK PISTEWS.
The BASIS or MEANS is at the forefront. The inheritance
is not "based" on the Law, nor does one obtain it "by means
of" the Law. But... EK PISTEWS.
I like verse 16 pretty much as it stands:
...because of this, EK PISTEWS
This prepositional phrase stands by itself, with no PERSON
being supplied.
In fact, this inheritance is obtained EK PISTEWS, and therefore,
is open to Law-people as well. WHO obtains this inheritance is
based on HOW one obtains it.
My thoughts,
Mark Wilson
I might give verse 16 the idea:
..because of this, OUT OF FAITH.
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