On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 20:18:04 -0500 jldrick@... writes:
> Chad,
> 
> > Wow.  Have we really come full circle?  Beating the dead horse: 
> > Romans 10:5 
> > (via Nehemiah, Ezekiel, Deut., & Lev.) says righteousness comes 
> > through the 
> > law.
> > 
> JD:  No.  Romans 10: 5 says, "Moses describes in this way the
> righteousness that is by the law:  'The man who does these things
> will live by them."  This is not a generalized comment about
> righteousness so that it could be applied to any and all 
> righteousness.
> Paul is speaking here of the righteousness that is by the law.  In
> the next verse, he says, "But the righteousness that is by 
> faith..."
> Clearly two different righteousnesses.  And look at Romans 3: 21,
> "But now a righteousness from God apart from law, has been
> made known."  This is not the righteousness that is by the law,
> because it is from God apart from law.  And vs. 22, "This
> righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ
> to all who believe."  
> 
> Jim
> 

Jim,  You make the point of the one with whom you disagree.  You should
read more of the discussion.    

Blessings to you in Christ,

Mike

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