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I am not Paul, so why are talking about me? Paul says "we uphold the LAW" in Romans 3:31. What is this "LAW"? When Paul says "love is the fulfillment of the LAW" In Romans 13:10, he's not talking about Jesus fulfilling the law of Moses - he's talking about the obligation of Christians to...

Call it what it is - Catholics believe in salvation by faith and works, not salvation by works. Paul preached salvation by faith and works - he preached against salvation by works.

Only a complete idiot would think like that. Personally, I've never heard of any kind of Christian who claimed he can save himself. Have you?

You claimed that believers are not bound by any law. If so, please explain why Paul says "we uphold the LAW" in Romans 3:31. If believers have no law, explain why Paul tells believers that "love is the fulfillment of the LAW" (Romans 13:10).

You claimed that believers are not bound by any law. If so, please explain why Paul says "we uphold the LAW" in Romans 3:31. If believers have no law, explain why Paul tells believers that "love is the fulfillment of the LAW" (Romans 13:10).

How is "salvation by works" the same as "salvation by faith + works"? They are not the same thing - not even close. Catholics believe in salvation by faith and works, NOT salvation by works. Speaking of works, did you know it's a sin to lie?

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). ”For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments” (1John 5:3)

I asked you this before, but you didn't reply: If I give money to the poor, for example, how do you know God's grace did not influence me to do that good work? If I give money to the poor, even I don't know if that good work is the result of my "own power" or if God's grace played a part...

Believers will be judged exactly the same way Jesus judges believers in Rev 2, 3 - according to their faith and their works. Those "who overcome" will be granted eternal life (as Jesus says seven times in that passage). My understanding is that "overcome" refers to works - ie, the believer...

Explain why Paul says "love is the fulfillment of the LAW" in Romans 13:8-10? "Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,”“You shall not...

Explain why Paul says "we uphold the law" in Romans 3:31?

Why is that fundamentalists can't understand that some words in the Bible should not be interpreted literally? Are they really that clueless?

So now you're agreeing that to love is what Paul means when he says "we uphold the law" (Romans 3:31)? In post 834 you said love is not law! Make up your mind, is love a law or not?

I don't know what you mean by "trying to earn your salvation". Please explain. Is striving to keep His commandments the same as "trying to earn my salvation"? If so, why is that a problem? And you didn't answer my question from my earlier post:. What do you mean by striving to keep His...

With respect to Matt 7:21-23, it's interesting that 1John 2:3-4 says we "know" Christ if we keep His commandments.

God doesn't hate anyone - even those who end up in Hell. God hates sin, not sinners. God loves everyone -. even those who will perish.

Go back to my post - explain what "law" it is that Paul says believers "uphold".

If Jesus “never knew” them, how does He know they practised “lawlessness” during their lives? Furthermore, you’re implying Jesus judges people he doesn’t know, then send them to Hell, which is clearly absurd. Jesus would not be entitled to judge a person’s soul and determine their eternal fate...

Looks like you’re trying to change the subject ... which was, you claimed that there is no penalty for personal sin. So that means a believer is free to give into any temptation to sin, no matter how grave the sin or how frequently the sin is committed, does it not?

I see you’ve changed your tune - you’ve gone from insisting “Jesus never knew them” to “he never had a relationship with them”. lf Jesus “never had a relationship with them”, how did they manage to prophesy, cast out demons and perform miracles in Jesus’ name? They performed these supernatural...