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What is the first question that Paul anticipates in the mind of
his readers, given what he has said about the Jews being under condemnation?
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What advantage is there in being a Jew?
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What does Paul cite as the chief advantage in being a Jew ?
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They had been made the custodians of the revelation given by God
in and through the Old Testament Scriptures
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What principle does Paul cite in responding to the second
anticipated objection that God would be unjust to condemn the Jewish sinners?
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The faithfulness of God must not be called into question by men.
He will judge the Jews and prove Himself right in doing so.
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What method of reasoning does Paul use to refute the third
anticipated objection that God would be unjust in judging our sin since our sin
increases His glory?
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He shows that their argument leads to an absurd conclusion and
must therefore be faulty.