#70. Romans 3:9-11 – The Final Stretch
Part II: The Conduct of Humanity What, then? Are we privileged? Take a wild guess. This passage, I figure, could be rationally interpreted in two different ways. In the first sense (and, I think, the more logistically probable one,) is that Paul wraps up his argument with the representative Jew. He asks, “are we privileged?” As if he were assuming a relation to the Jew, he is saying, “Be honest: with everything you have heard, concerning the failure of the Jew to hold up their end of the Sinai covenant (2:17-29,) and with the truth that God will faithfully fulfill our privileges through faith alone, on His terms, whether we have trespassed the law or not (3:1-8)… do our privileges exempt us from God’s indignation and judgment? Considering its necessity in righting the race’s failures (2:5-10,) knowing that it is indeed deserved (1:29-32,) with a view to the good news I’m about to share (2:16,) which is not limited to Jewish prerogatives, but is directed toward all (1:16,) is there...
