Biblical Reading and Reflections: February 22nd (Jeremiah 52 & Romans 7)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Marriage Framework of Paul's Gospel
Paul presents the Romans with a framework within which they can better understand what he is talking about. Paul's marriage framework needs to be treated attentively as it is less straightforward than we might initially expect it to be. There is a husband, a wife, and a law holding them together. The husband dies, freeing the wife from the law of marriage,. enabling her to marry another and enjoy a fruitful union with him. We are also identified as the dead husband at various points in the preceding chapter.
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