At a crucial juncture in his argument and in the space of two verses Paul uses four terms related to the πιστ - word-group, usually rendered as "faith" or "belief." Background and the context of Romans favor hearing the ideas of "loyalty" and "faithfulness" in v. 3. Dr. Bates , who has been on this podcast before, is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary. Among his several publications are Beyond the Salvation Wars: Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How We Are Saved and Salvation by Allegiance Alone . Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/44XpTZ5 M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/4fixRzB
