Lightfoot remarked that Paul’s confident application of Scripture in v. 30 is a striking tribute to his prophetic insight: at that time it was, to human eyes, far from certain that the old Jewish system would be cast out from its inheritance. V. THE OUTWORKING OF THE GOSPEL (5:1–6:10) 5:1. This verse stands equally as the conclusion of what has gone before (some in fact attach part of it to the previous sentence), or as the commencement of the practical application which follows. It strikes the keynote