[soundofgrace] Re: [soundofgrace] Active Obedience of Abraham

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From: "Chad Richard Bresson" <breusswane@...>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 16:55:16 -0400
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> JD:  Not quite.  He says, "Moses describes in this way the
> righteousness that is by the law; 'The man who does these things
> will live by them.'"  He does not say "only."

Only is implied because Paul is quoting Leviticus 18 where doing the 
commandments is the only way to obtain righteousness.  Paul doesn't change 
the Leviticus 18 usage; he's invoking it.

>        Isn't Paul here saying that there are two righteousnesses?
> One is by the law.  The second is by faith.

No.  Faith is how we access the righteousness that only comes through the 
obedience of the law.

Chad Bresson
Xenia, OH