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The Apostle Paul found the gospel message so compelling that he became a rootless wanderer and endured hardships and deprivation to spread this good news throughout the Roman Empire. What was the “gift of righteousness” that Paul was so eager to share? David deSilva argues that it was far richer than the “get out of hell free” pass that some Christians have unintentionally reduced it to today. ...

now in the flesh, I live in faith toward the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me. (Gal 2:19–20) Paul refers to the Son of God who, out of love, “gave himself up” for Paul; Paul speaks now of giving up the remainder of his life so as to let that same Son of God live in and through him. Only a life given back shows the giver that we have properly valued his gift to us—his death on our behalf. Such a response may seem extreme to us in our culture today, but the people who lived in the
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