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To: annalex; HarleyD; Forest Keeper; esquirette; Quix; the_conscience; Mr Rogers; blue-duncan
"Being justified freely by his grace"

How is that phrase any sort of future tense?

It's not. It describes a condition already accomplished.

Consider the legal phrase -- "I, being of sound mind and body..."

That's not an assurance of some future disposition, but a current, ongoing condition already achieved.

1,933 posted on 01/11/2010 10:06:13 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
How is that phrase any sort of future tense?

I never said all references to justification are in the future tense. This one is in the present continuing tense. "I am being saved, I am being justified, I am being educated", all refer to a process that is ongoing and uncomplete. "I was justified" would refer to past tense. In "being of sound mind" "being" is not forming a passive voice, so it is a different grammatical pattern. It is nevertheless, likewise pointing to a present, rather than past, condition that may or may not obtain tomorrow.

2,293 posted on 01/12/2010 4:50:01 PM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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