Sunday, July 21, 2024

The translation thing from Romans 3: faith contra works.

Then what becomes of our bleating?

It is excluded.

Because of the ordinances of Moses?

No, but on the principle of faith—

Because we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from statutes. Not only this, but for the Barbarians and the Greeks.

And by this have we overcome the statutes He sent to the Chosen People?

Absolutely not-- on the contrary, because our faith vindicates and fulfils the old statutes as a natural conclusion.

(Dare we chance to cross the streams of faith and ordinance, when faith alone is sufficient; if we took on any part of the law of Moses, would that necessitate violating by omission the ignored portions?

And to what effect, when none are considered righteous?  Indeed, the Mosaic failed so many of the Chosen People—so what to do?  Let faith have its workings—that faith begets love, hope, compassion to the poor, the widow, the orphan, the Greeks and all the Barbarians, even as the ordinances became a stumbling block and a millstone for the Chosen People.

The natural process of faith was abundantly sufficient, not only in the eyes of Christ and the Apostles, but its manifestation in acts of charity and compassion became ordinance unto itself to the Christian.)


 

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