when Paul defines the content of saving pistis here, what he offers is a brief summation of the gospel, the eight-part narrative about the career of Jesus the Messiah that we traced earlier. Yet here it is compressed even further. Paul mentions death for sins, God’s action in raising Jesus from the dead, the lordship of Jesus, and the effectiveness of this good news for our obtaining right standing before God. What follows in the rest of this section is particularly vital
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