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Originally Posted by greenbaggins Practically speaking, it is much the same thing as the New Perspective on Paul's (especially Sanders's view) of getting in by grace, staying in by works. Staying in the covenant is dependent on works. This goes back to their view of the covenant, which, properly speaking, is not made with the elect (acc. to the FV). Rather, covenant is, properly speaking, broader than election, including more people (acc to them). | James Dunn held to the covenantal nomism ascribed above. Tom Wright, if I remember his exegeses correctly, does not. He does hold to a future justification of some sorts (though it is more of an anticipation of a future judgment rather than seeing how many merit points I can score) but that is not identical to covenantal nomism, per se. |
Yes, but, N.T. Wright believes that the final justification and acquittal is made on the basis of the life lived. That is his language, anyway, in WSPRS.