Dave

Mark, thanks for being honest about why you are here.

I do not think I am weakening the conditional clause. The conditional clause is that she will be saved if they continue in faith etc. The conditional clause is not that she will only be saved if they both continue in faith (is does not say this…but you are insisting that it does). You are trying to get the conditional clause to say more than it is. You are placing restrictions above and beyond what Paul does. I am not taking anything away from the conditional clause, nor am I adding to it.

Now, in light of the fact that you are not here to shed any light on what Paul does mean here, and that you admit you do not know what Paul is saying, and in light of the fact that you cannot find any holes in Cheryl’s exegesis, perhaps you would like to accept her interpretation? 🙂