As we have seen, the Judaisers had a mantra: „No circumcision, no salvation!‟ (Acts 15:1). Paul took this up and responded by linking „salvation‟, „justification‟, „progressive sanctification‟, and „life in the Spirit‟, linking them in an unbreakable bond, and all without the law. In light of this, the following from Charles A.Anderson Scott needs hardly any emphasis from me. But before we get to Scott‟s words, let me remind you of the passage which, seen in the proper light, plays such a big role in this discussion: |