has to wonder if Romans 1–4 is aimed at the Weak while Romans 5–8 is aimed at the Strong, and if Romans 5–8 is the gospel of and for the Strong. In reading Romans I suggest that if we begin with the context in Romans 12–16 and let those categories shape our reading of the rest of the letter we see that Romans 5–8 is the solution to the Strong-Weak divide: the solution is not torah observance nor reckless freedom but life in the Spirit. But Romans 1–8 is not abstract theology that is then applied
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