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we must bear in mind that although John frequently foregrounds mental affirmation, giving pistis unto Jesus is more than belief (mental assent), for in the final analysis giving pistis is bound up with obedience—enacted loyalty.
Matthew W. Bates, Scot McKnight (Foreword) • Salvation by Allegiance Alone
Monotheism affirms that YHWH is the one true God.
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
That is, Paul opposed the idea that anyone can perform the works of the law (as given by God to Moses)—and by extension any other rule-based system—in order to establish or confirm righteousness before God.
Matthew W. Bates, Scot McKnight (Foreword) • Salvation by Allegiance Alone
These are the two main standards the early Christians used to decide what books to include—was it written by an apostle, and was it a book worth dying for?
Jonathan Welton • Understanding the Whole Bible: The King, The Kingdom and the New Covenant
In all roles theologians are committed to that form of existence arising from Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. They know that
James H. Cone • God of the Oppressed
no longer content with the genre Theology of the New Testament, might yet practice “theology with the New Testament.”
Dale B. Martin • Biblical Truths: The Meaning of Scripture in the Twenty-first Century
Psalm 14 shows up in Paul’s letter to the Romans. David and Paul both say humans aren’t good people; we have nothing to offer God.