TryingToLearn
Puritan Board Freshman
I'm looking for any commentary (preferably modern) that takes Romans 8:4 as referring to imputed righteousness rather than spirit-wrought obedience. The only commentary I know of which does so is Doug Moo, and so I'm trying to figure out if anyone else follows him, because it seems that everyone else is against him on this. In my own opinion, I think Moo is correct, but I would like to see more arguments in favor of his position than the ones he sets forth in his commentary.
For me, I think the decisive factor is the fact that Romans 8:3-4 appears to be a commentary on Galatians 4:4-5, which I take of speaking of the fulfilling of the law by Christ, the New Adam/Israel (FF Bruce and Longnecker pick up on this). It is therefore likely that Romans also speaks of the fulfilling of the law by Christ since the two parallel passages are speaking on the same subject matter and therefore illuminate one another. This manner of interpreting scripture with scripture is the strongest argument for me, yet I have never actually seen it used to support the Romans 8:4 imputed righteousness interpretation. Are there any other commentaries that add arguments in favor of this interpretation? Thanks!
For me, I think the decisive factor is the fact that Romans 8:3-4 appears to be a commentary on Galatians 4:4-5, which I take of speaking of the fulfilling of the law by Christ, the New Adam/Israel (FF Bruce and Longnecker pick up on this). It is therefore likely that Romans also speaks of the fulfilling of the law by Christ since the two parallel passages are speaking on the same subject matter and therefore illuminate one another. This manner of interpreting scripture with scripture is the strongest argument for me, yet I have never actually seen it used to support the Romans 8:4 imputed righteousness interpretation. Are there any other commentaries that add arguments in favor of this interpretation? Thanks!