I've had it explained to me that it was often used in the context of a good try, but that you couldn't make the mark without help--and thus that Paul used it because we would always fall short on our own, and need God's help and grace. I don't know if that's true or not, but it was an interesting explanation nevertheless.
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Date: 10 May 2005 07:08 pm (UTC)