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Romans 8 and the Westminster Confession
The Westminster Confession was adopted without proof texts. Nevertheless, it was sent back to the Assembly to include proof texts. Accordingly, the Assembly did include proof texts after the fact — not as though the doctrines were not based on Scripture, but simply because that format of the Confession was not the original vision. The…
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Origen on the Golden Chain
Rufinus (d. 411) provided Latin translations of many of Origen’s works, including his commentary on Romans (published in two volumes in the Fathers of the Church series). Origen, of course, predates the Calvinism/Arminianism debate by more than a millenium. Nevertheless, it is interesting to hear his comments on the text. Origen agrees with my point…
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Exegetical Thoughts on the Golden Chain in Romans 8
Our text for consideration today is Romans 8. The passage is a marvelously Trinitarian passage, with the activities of the Father, Son, and Spirit shown to be in harmony throughout. The passage is part of a larger passage designed to comfort the Romans reading this letter, because the Trinity is on their side. Romans 8:28-308:28 …
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Trinitarian Harmony in Romans 8
There is a Trinitarian harmony that shines forth in Romans 8. This can be seen if we highlight the references to each of the person of the Trinity: 8 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the…
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Romans 8 – Textual Issues
In preparation for tomorrow’s exegetical debate, I reviewed the text to compare for textual issues. As you know, I mostly prefer using the KJV. On the other hand, some folks will point out that the ESV is based on a better Greek text. As it turns out, there are few translatable differences between the texts.…