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Post by dominiquerhines on Apr 14, 2020 23:10:17 GMT
In Romans 3:30, what is the difference between justified BY faith and THROUGH faith?
Romans 3:30 NKJV - [30] since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
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Post by Jeff G on Apr 22, 2020 4:47:47 GMT
I don't know if there is any difference - maybe Paul is just using the two phrases interchangeably.
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Post by slava on Apr 27, 2020 10:20:07 GMT
I think, "circumcised by faith" probably addressed to the Jews, whose faith was bound by law. On the other hand "uncircumcised through faith" related to gentiles, whose faith lacked obedience and works, maybe :-)
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Post by dominiquerhines on Apr 30, 2020 1:23:25 GMT
I think, "circumcised by faith" probably addressed to the Jews, whose faith was bound by law. On the other hand "uncircumcised through faith" related to gentiles, whose faith lacked obedience and works, maybe :-) Ok, so the word choice may refer to the the differences in how a Jew vs. a Gentile is justified when they have faith in God?
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Post by slava on May 6, 2020 15:04:21 GMT
I think, "circumcised by faith" probably addressed to the Jews, whose faith was bound by law. On the other hand "uncircumcised through faith" related to gentiles, whose faith lacked obedience and works, maybe :-) Ok, so the word choice may refer to the the differences in how a Jew vs. a Gentile is justified when they have faith in God? Not really, our justification is by faith through Christ's grace, when we are delivered from the penalty of sin. There is a famous picture of a boat, while justification is taking place when we are getting into the boat, and sanctification takes place on the trip. It's very hard to say why would Paul chose different words, maybe it relates to the peculiarities of the nation's cultural contexts, or we could also check strong's concordance to see why the different words were used in this case..
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Post by dominiquerhines on May 9, 2020 0:17:00 GMT
Ok, so the word choice may refer to the the differences in how a Jew vs. a Gentile is justified when they have faith in God? Not really, our justification is by faith through Christ's grace, when we are delivered from the penalty of sin. There is a famous picture of a boat, while justification is taking place when we are getting into the boat, and sanctification takes place on the trip. It's very hard to say why would Paul chose different words, maybe it relates to the peculiarities of the nation's cultural contexts, or we could also check strong's concordance to see why the different words were used in this case.. Yes, I have been using Blue Letter Bible to attempt to see. However, I know that knowing the difference is no salvation issue. I am content even if I do not know. I thank you for your input brother Slava.
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