... in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord
Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Glory
to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King,
the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill all things, Treasury
of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every
impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,
have mercy on us (three times).
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it is now, was in the beginning, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen.
Overview
Because of the sensitivity of this
material for our generation, I have been forced to struggle with this material,
as Paul was forced to struggle with this material in his generation. On several occasions, Paul thought he was
ready to make the trip to Rome to address bleeding edge issues. Paul was not ready, so God delayed Paul’s
trip, in order to have more effective preparation time with Paul. Similarly, I thought this paper was ready for
publication over a month ago. God has
used this time to make me more sensitive to the issues at hand. Now, at last, I hope that He is satisfied
with my readiness. I have attempted to
be as meticulous as possible within the severe limits of my ability. I hope that readers will be able to forgive
my many errors and oversights. What
matters most is that God speaks freely to the hearts of all men from His Word,
both yours and mine.
Still, the message is not mine,
neither is it Paul’s; the message belongs exclusively to God. So neither Paul, nor I as a foot-soldier
following Paul, can add or subtract anything from this message. I regret that this will cause some people
pain, but the pain is shared in love, and in every hope of the healing of
souls. In this endeavor, truth is the
only medicine that really works.
Normally, we would have limited our
attention to the English text of some acceptable translation, perhaps editing a
word or two. Nevertheless, this subject
matter is so sensitive that we were unwilling to leave any readers with the
impression that we took any shortcuts whatsoever. The paper trail is as complete as
possible. No stone is left unturned. Readers are exposed to the complete thought
process: we hope they find this beneficial.
In spite of such careful
investigation it has become more and more clear that Paul leaves no room for
misunderstanding in this text. If
readers are offended they will be offended at what God has to say.
Because blogs are limited in the
quantity and nature of material that they can handle in a single post, this
document is published as several separate posts. Here is a brief outline of the overall
subject matter
Outline
Bibliography
(separate)
Procedure
(separate)
This is a discussion
of the steps used for the study, should readers desire to check the means by
which conclusions were drawn. Some
readers may wish to adopt such a method, or a similar method for their own study. We hope that sufficient material is left to
satisfy the needs of the most inquisitive inquirer. The Devil is in the details. This is a paper for those who love details.
Text
(separate)
This is an essay
about our approach to text criticism.
This should show readers why a particular word order or spelling was
selected. It applies to any New
Testament txt.
Translation
(separate)
This is an essay
about our approach to translation work in general.
The
Greek Text with notes (separate)
This is published
separately because the notes are integrated with the text, which may be lost when
the chapter is divided by subjects. This
is the subject of our intense investigation, which should be consulted whenever
some technical matter is unclear.
The
Translation with notes (separate)
This is an effort to
capture the overall picture before the chapter is divided into paragraphs.
Paragraph
Homilies (separate)
Each paragraph is
addressed in a separate homily, including these features:
Introductory
Prayers
The
Gospel
John 3:13-17, we
begin with this text from John to establish a stabilizing horizon, and to
constantly remind ourselves that God’s purpose in Romans 1 is to express His
unfailing and unswerving love for all mankind, indeed His love for the Cosmos.
The
Epistle
Romans 1:1-7, etc.
The
Epistle Translation
The
Homily
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