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Romans conveys the timeless truths of the Gospel to all people of all times and places. That very fact explains the tremendous impact the letter has had ever since it was first written. In this letter, Paul conveys the essence of the Christian faith in a universal manner that has been cherished by believers—and challenged by unbelievers—perhaps more so than any other biblical book. In Romans...

heaven while still alive.”91 The significant and typically Pauline move brings aspects of the age to come into our present reality (1 Cor 10:11). Thus already now we are being transformed into glory (2 Cor 3:18; see also Rom 8:29). The voice of the form here is more certainly passive. This divine or theological passive implies that God effects the change so that believers “receive from the Lord their reformation.”92 At the same time, the mood is imperative. Cranfield encapsulates the force of both
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