tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post2877003956934428247..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: Kasemann on Christ and the PowersMichael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-70367494770281530712008-08-14T14:39:00.000-05:002008-08-14T14:39:00.000-05:00Correction. "He who obeys the Spirit (not LOVES hi...Correction. "He who obeys the Spirit (not LOVES his fellow man) has fullfilled the law."geoffhudson.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724916983698195467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-7062867274061115422008-08-14T14:34:00.000-05:002008-08-14T14:34:00.000-05:00I suggest Romans 13:1-7, was not originally about ...I suggest Romans 13:1-7, was not originally about submitting to the governing authorities, as the Pauline editors would have wished, no doubt with the approval of their Flavian rulers. But it was about obeying the Spirit's commands. A clue - "he does not bear the sword for nothing" (13:4) is the editor's Freudian interpolation. Thus (13:4) was originally, "the Spirit is God's sword, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the disobedient." And it wasn't a matter of being "free from the fear of the one in authority" (13:3), but is was about being free fear of judgement. Rebelling against the Spirit (not authority) brought judgement (13:2). It could not be forgiven. So he who obeys the Spirit (not his fellow man) "has fullfilled the law." (13:8). The commandments are summed up in this one rule (13:9).geoffhudson.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724916983698195467noreply@blogger.com