Thank God for the genitive

Abstract

"The "Speaking Out" section of Post magazine recently carried an article by William F. Buckley, Jr. en—titled "Thank God for the Rich!" Therein he attempted to demonstrate the benefits to society as a whole when there are in such a society wealthy patrons of the arts, charities, and civic organizations. The present paper attempts to thank God for the riches of His grace as demonstrated by the contents of Ephesians 2:8-10. The purpose of this study is to incise in greater bold relief the Scriptural doctrine of free, sovereign grace. The points to be discussed are (1) the significance of the genitive in the phrase tnet nitraon; (2) the retro- cipatory character of wi'n o and (3) the exclusion of boasting by lta"