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1 | What of the Law applies to me a believe? | Romans | jlhetrick | 200834 | ||
MJH- sorry my response wasn't helpful. Still, I believe your response to me does a great job on it's own to confirm the importance of my point. Whether it is your intension or not, you seem to be saying that Scripture is not sufficient to answer your quesion. What I specifically mean is, Scripture alone, without the assistance of any other source. When referring to the forum you may not be fully aware of it's function and purpose though you have been around for a while. The forum is not intended for individual interpretation nor is it intended to be representative of a particular theology (Covenant, Dispensationalism, etc.) Rather, it is intended, and in fact the agreed on "Terms of Use" demand that Scripture be held as the ultimate authority. God's word needs NO augmentation. So, yes, every question should be answered "the same way" essentially. By pointing to God's word and that only as the final authority to answer EVERY question. You see MJH- there is no need to debate with others and certainly not with ourselves on such matters. For example- you state "Covenant Theology and Dispensational theology disagree but both read Romans just to name two. Others say we ought to follow all of the Mosaic Law, and still others say we ought not to follow any." Exactly the point friend. Some say this and some say that. And God's words says: "Rom 6:14 For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. (NASB) No disrespect intended; I don't see how a two page or a two hundred page article can better say that we "are not under law but under grace". Furthermore friend, I did not ask you to "refrain from finding out how different Theologies interpret it..." but might I suggest that now and thanks for pointing it out. Instead, my direction was to Scripture, specifically Romans to start. If you do not consider Scripture alone to be sufficient for answering ALL of your theological questions then I fear the problem may be deeper rooted than simply not finding the right article/author. In this case, I'm afraid I'm still left with no better alternative than to point you back to the Bible. After all, there truly is no better alternative. 2 Tim 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; (NASB) Friend- if this response is no more helpful and you choose to respond to it, I may attempt to address your further comments but please don't be offended if I leave a new response from you for others to try and help with first. I truly do hope this provides something helpfull and apologize if it does not. You wrote: "If you know of any quality thesis papers or articles of substance, I’d love to read them!" Yes, please consult the book of Romans to get started. It's as fine a literary composition as has ever been penned. God bless, Jeff |
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2 | What of the Law applies to me a believe? | Romans | MJH | 200847 | ||
Romans 2:6 “God ‘will give to each person according to what he has done.’” Romans 2:13 “It is not those who hear the Law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the Law who will be declared righteous.” Romans 2:27 “The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the Law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a Law-breaker.” Romans 3:31 “Do we, then, nullify the Law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the Law.” Romans 6:1 “What shall we say then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means!” Romans 6:15 “What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?” Romans 7:12 “So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.” Romans 7:22 “For in my inner being I delight in God’s Law” Romans 8:3b “And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met is us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.” Romans 8:7 “The sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s Law, nor can it do so.” |
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3 | What of the Law applies to me a believe? | Romans | jlhetrick | 200859 | ||
MJH- perhaps one of the most offensive injustices one can do is to yank individual verses out of their Scriptural context in order to convince themselves they are right (or others). One might do the same to argue that God is a bird. Psalms 91:4 (NASB) 4 He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark. The lack of understanding is apparent but it is also apparent that I'm not being successful here. With that, I'll not go where this is going and not encourage you to dig deeper in the wrong hole. There is no end to it brother. God bless, Jeff |
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4 | What of the Law applies to me a believe? | Romans | MJH | 200860 | ||
Jeff, Sorry Jeff, I was sort of playing with you there (with the Roman's quotes). I know that Scripture has the answers we are looking for but not everyone reads them the same way and they were written in a specific context. Romans, of which I've studied and read, has more commentaries on it than any other book in the Bible. Honestly, I do hear what you are saying. And in part I agree. I just wasn't begging for a debate on the issue of the Law, I simply wanted to know if anyone had links to well written papers on the topic, that's all. Nothing more, nothing less. And yes, there seemingly is no end to it, but that doesn't mean I don't want to at the very least try to understand the opposing views. It is apparently possible that when one types, their words don’t always come across in the same light they meant for them to be read. If I was offensive, I apologize. God Bless too, MJH |
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5 | What of the Law applies to me a believe? | Romans | jlhetrick | 200862 | ||
Thanks MJH- and a debate was not my intention either. Honestly, it was your "apparent" plea,struggle of six years and not seeming to have finally received an answer that even got my attention in the first place. I can honestly say that I've spent that much time and more struggling with trying to understand some things that others seem to have settled; at least they say they have. I finally did reach a conclusion that there are some things that I will not understand whether they are attainable in this life or not. The important thing is that we keep seeking His truth. God bless, Jeff |
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