“For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”” -Romans 4:2–3
In verse 2, Paul offers something like an enthymeme—an argument with an implied premise (because it should be obvious based on what has already bee…
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