Subject: What of the Law applies to me a believe? |
Bible Note: 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 |