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Colin Kruse’s commentary on the book of Romans shows how Paul expounds the gospel against the background of God’s sovereign action as creator, judge, and redeemer of the world. In the process, Kruse elucidates Paul’s teaching about matters of concern in the Roman house churches—issues that remain important today. Kruse’s gift for clarity and economy in dealing with such complex and important...

that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. (italics added) In this passage also Paul contrasts two types of righteousness: ‘not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law’ on the one hand and ‘the righteousness of God on the basis of faith’ on the other. It is reasonable to say that ‘their own righteousness’ (10:3) is equivalent to ‘a righteousness of my own that comes from the law’ (Phil 3:9).80 Prior to his conversion Paul had
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