Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 17th (Ezra 5 & Titus 3)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Goodness and Loving Kindness of God, Our Saviour
Paul explicitly excludes anything in us that might have ited god's action of salvation. God's salvation is purely of his own mercy. Works, whether works of the jewish law or more general ethical behavior that might be practised by certain gentiles are ruled out as a basis for god's salvation. Elsewhere in the pauline corpus, his focus is generally, particularly upon jewish law. Here and on a few other occasions, it becomes clear that paul's point is more generally applicable. We encounter such language elsewhere in the new testament. Some have seen in verses four to seven, a possible baptismal hym. It could be read like through the washing of regeneration and
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