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		<title>Luther and the Righteousness of God: Luther&#8217;s Interpretation of &#8220;the Righteousness of God&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luther translated “dikaiosuvnh ga˝r qeou:” as a genitive of source[1] causing him to interpret Paul’s phrase as the “righteousness from God.”[2] From this translation Luther was convinced that “the righteousness of God” in verse 17 had nothing to do with punishing sinners in his righteousness, but it was God granting sinners a righteous status. Therefore, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=646&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Luther and the Righteousness of God &#8211; Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Opel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith.’” Romans 1:17 In 1512, at the University of Wittenberg, Martin Luther began to wrestle with Paul’s letter to the Romans.[1] In the preface to his Latin writings Luther wrote, “I had indeed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=643&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Romans 5:1-2: Peace with God: The First Fruit of Justification</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Opel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With respect to verse one, it is “peace with God” that is seen as the first fruit of justification. This should be taken to mean that “peace with God” is only obtained after justification. Not all agree with this view. Cranfield openly disagrees and argues that reconciliation (or peace with God) is not a consequence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=638&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Romans 5:1 &#8211; 2: Jesus Christ at the Heart of Justification</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Opel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first point to consider is Paul’s use of justification in verse one. He says, “having been justified.” This is significant, because it implies that the act justification already occurred. When was it accomplished? The moment the sinner believed. How was this accomplished? In the verses preceding chapter five Paul gives the answer. He says, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=635&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Romans 5:1 – 2: Justification. Purpose</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Opel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the eyes of an infinitely holy, infinitely perfect God, the blemished man is an enemy of God. The Lord commands, “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy” (Lev. 19:2).  Man’s transgression to the commandment has put him under the wrath of the Holy God (Rom. 3:23). Martin Luther once [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=633&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interpretation of the Gospel of John: The &#8220;I am&#8221; Sayings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “I am” sayings are sprinkled throughout John’s Gospel; some are found in the “Book of Signs” section and others are found in the “Book of Glory” section. The most promi-nent “I am” statement found in John 8:58, this “I am” statement is a significant passage to war-rants a closer look. John 8:58 says, “Jesus [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=628&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interpretation of John: The Discourses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Opel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Discourses Part of John’s construction of his Gospel is to include a discourse directly after or be-fore Jesus performs a sign. Morris links the signs with the following discourses: water into wine with the new birth (3:1–21); healing the nobleman’s son with the water of life (4:1–42); healing the lame man with the divine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=623&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>With All Your Might</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Opel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8221;That religion which God requires, and will accept, does not consist in weak, dull and lifeless wouldings, raising us but a little above a state of indifference: God, in his Word, greatly insists upon it, that we be in good earnest, fervent in spirit, and our hearts vigorously engaged in religion: Romans 12:11, &#8221;Be ye fervent in spirit, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=614&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interpretation of John: The Book of Signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Opel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Book of Signs The Book of Signs takes up more than half of John’s entire Gospel. There is a total of seven signs performed before his Gospel transitions into Christ’s Passion. The seven signs performed are: the changing of water to wine (2:1–11); the healing of the official’s son (4:46–54); the healing of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=611&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interpretation of John: The Structure and Prologue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Opel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Structure of John’s Gospel It is widely agreed that the structure of John’s gospel can be broken down into four major sections: the prologue (John 1:1 – 18), “The Book of Signs” (1:19 – 12:50), “The Book of Glory” (13:1 – 20:31), and the Epilogue (21:1 – 25). These major sections and the material [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=opel8000.wordpress.com&amp;blog=350450&amp;post=573&amp;subd=opel8000&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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