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NASB | Romans 3:1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 3:1 Then what is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? |
Subject: old versus new testament |
Bible Note: Dear bowler, Do you understand that the word "catholic" means universal? It does not mean Romanism or the organization run out of the Vatican. Also, understand that our ability to do God's will is a matter of continual grace. It is an antinomy, but we strive for obedience because God grants us the ability and desire to be obedient. We have been granted the ability and desire to be obedient, therefore we strive for obedience. This does not mean that everyone baptized in the visible church are members of the invisible, universal church. This creed is speaking of those who are actually regenerate. The old divines would have -- and did -- choose different words. No doubt that their explanation would have stated things in such a way as to minimize confusion. But then, they were telling the world who they were some 1,100 years after the Council of Orange. See the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith: http://www.vor.org/truth/1689/1689bc00.html In Him, Doc |