Verse 39
39. A Pauline elegant turning-off from denunciatory warnings to charitable hopes of his readers (Romans 8:12).
saving of the soul—literally, "acquisition (or obtaining) of the soul." The kindred Greek verb is applied to Christ's acquiring the Church as the purchase of His blood (Romans 8:12- :). If we acquire or obtain our soul's salvation, it is through Him who has obtained it for us by His bloodshedding. "The unbelieving man loses his soul: for not being God's, neither is he his own [compare Matthew 16:26; Luke 9:25]: faith saves the soul by linking it to God" [DELITZSCH in ALFORD].
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