1 2 3 4 5 6 sn As I wrote briefly may refer to the author’s brief discussion of the divine secret in 1:9. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 sn Because of Christ’s faithfulness. Though Paul elsewhere teaches justification by faith, this presupposes that the object of our faith is reliable and worthy of such faith. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46