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To: Forest Keeper
The finding is that SINCE we are sinners the only hope we have is if Christ's righteousness is credited to our account. His righteousness alone satisfies the penalty that we owe.

 

Here is your major proof text:

Romans 4:6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God reckons justice without works,

You will see that I corrected the translation.   JUSTICE = the penalty paid, not moral righteousness.  After you admit the following definition may be valid --even for the sake of argument, then we will continue:


66 posted on 10/26/2009 6:51:34 PM PDT by Daniel Gregg (www.torahtimes.org)
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To: Daniel Gregg; Forest Keeper; Lee N. Field
You will see that I corrected the translation.

Ah, like the JWs with their New World translation. 2000 years of Christian scholarship and suddenly you think you have it right. That's precisely how cults get started. Ecclesiastical deconstruction.

70 posted on 10/27/2009 7:23:01 AM PDT by topcat54 ("Don't whine to me. It's all Darby's fault.")
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