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NASB | Romans 4:6 just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 4:6 And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: |
Subject: Imputed Righteousness |
Bible Note: Joe, Concerning Rom 8:30 - and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also GLORIFIED - past tense." You wrote: "Traditionally, the church has understood that the past tense of "glorify" is more or less a past tense demonstrating the certainty of a future event." If the "church" takes this interpretation, then it must use the same hermeneutic to translate the past tense of our predestination, calling and justification. I.e. if the past tense reference to our glorification refers to the future then, by the same standard, the past tense reference to our justification and calling would refer to our future justification and calling also. This violates everything that scripture teaches about our predestination, calling and justification. Scripture supports that these are done - accomplished. But it accurately demonstrates the folly and human predilection of twisting the meaning of God's Word to attempt to make it fit one's private theology. "Traditionally, the church has understood that the past tense of "glorify" is more or less a past tense demonstrating the certainty of a future event." One does not even need to be a biblical scholar to see the oxymoronic interpretation that is being pushed here as truth. "And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition." ChristLifer2001 |