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re Abraham. As in all cases, faith is only as good as the object it is placed in. He saw Christ's day and rejoiced.
re Gal 2:20. That 'pistis' was the work of Christ. Sometimes 'pistis' means reliability, accomplishment, dependability and in this Gal 2:20 case it is Christ's possessively. It's the perfect spot to place it, because Paul needed to get their minds off of circ vs uncirc. No better way to do it than to say it is the accomplishment of Christ that we base ourselves upon. That cures sectarian strife just like that. And Paul does "live" because of that. He dies trying to please either the circs or the uncircs as such.
re Gal 2:20. That 'pistis' was the work of Christ. Sometimes 'pistis' means reliability, accomplishment, dependability and in this Gal 2:20 case it is Christ's possessively. It's the perfect spot to place it, because Paul needed to get their minds off of circ vs uncirc. No better way to do it than to say it is the accomplishment of Christ that we base ourselves upon. That cures sectarian strife just like that. And Paul does "live" because of that. He dies trying to please either the circs or the uncircs as such.