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This is God's Word


This is the seventh post in a series on the book, "By Faith, Not By Sight" by Dr. Richard Gaffin.
The links to the previous posts are here: 
#1  #2  #3  #4  #5  #6


This may be the most important thing for us to remember as we think about all that is before us; this is God's Word.

As is already clear, we are focusing on the Apostle Paul's words found in the Bible.  But we do so understanding that Paul is an apostle; "...that is, as he is an instrument of God's revelation, authorized by the exalted Christ, for attesting and interpreting salvation manifested in Christ." (BFNBS, pg 7)

There are at least two crucial implications we can draw from this. First, this is not some isolated academic or practical study we are about. When dealing with God's very Word we are dealing with God Himself as speaker. We are responsible to Him for how we understand Paul. Care must be taken. Second, these letters of Paul with which we will occupy ourselves, are God's Word, "...focused on [the] climactic deed" (BFNBS, pg 7) of the coming of Christ and the salvation He brought with Him.
Holy Ground

We will be referring a lot to the Apostle Paul as he writes about the work of Jesus. Take care to remind yourself that we tread on the holy ground of God's Word and God's Deed in and through Christ.
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