From: Mike Sangrey (mike@sojurn.lns.pa.us)
Date: Tue Jul 18 2000 - 13:30:53 EDT
Romans 6:7
     hO GAR APOQANWN DEDIKAIWTAI APO THS hAMARTIAS.
Given the context, the way I want to translate this is something like:
  For the one permanently separately from sin has been declared righteous.
Joining the prepositional phrase to the participle.
But, can I do that?  It seems to me, based on grammar, that it should
be translated as:
  For the one who has died has been declared righteous apart from sin.
Well, pardon me, but no kidding.  Can a person be declared righteous
and remain in sin.  Of course! there is a separation from sin in the act of 
justification.  (Pardon the theology, if a different theological perspective 
clears this up, reply off-list.  I'll be glad for the help.)
Or, is the sense more along these lines:
  For the one who died has been declared righteous, and sin is
  not even (or no longer) considered.
Thanks for any help.
-- 
Mike Sangrey
mike@sojurn.lns.pa.us
Landisburg, Pa.
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