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I have been a Christian for longer than I'd like to admit (because my life doesn't really show it), and I've studied questions of serving God for a good while, and you'd think I'd have the answers I need by now, but it could be my pride and arrogance that makes God want to hide the truth from...

Christians have the New Covenant promise that God writes His law on their hearts and minds (Jer 31:31-34; Ro 2:6-16,26,27, 3:31, 8:4, 13:8-10), and, so, if they walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit (Ro 8:12,13), they are deemed "doers of the Law", even without knowing the Law (Ro 2:14).

"For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under the Law but under grace." Romans 6:14 It seemingly refers to the method whereby we have righteousness and are justified--today, and in the last judgment. If so, it wouldn't mean "we're not accountable to God's righteous...

This doesn't mean "well we're going to sin without the Law", because the power of the righteousness is not in ourselves, but since "God Is Our Righteousness" Jeremiah 23:6 He does not need instruction. We are "not under Law but under Grace" Romans 6:14.

@Desire Of All Nations People thought that some of these elemental realities were actually these various beings.

1a. Circumcision is the Law, and Paul says "now you have to keep the whole Law to be justified by the Law" (as James also says "he who keeps the Law but stumbles in one point offends the entire Law"), so it is clear what they are turning to. 1b. "Elemental spirits" is "stoicheia"--elements...

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You misunderstood. To clarify, what I meant by what I said was that you hadn't even addressed the text and the doctrine--that is, had you realized/acknowledged the empty objection you raised had already been addressed, you wouldn't even have attempted responding in the way you had (you would...

Your non-answer is what isn't correct : again, Paul's teaching is that there is a direct correspondence between the Jews' salvation and baptism and the Christians' salvation and baptism, and that, accordingly, Christians are also to understand there is a corresponding reality in the Christian...

This was already answered Paul's doctrine here states that even you're saved by the blood of the Lamb, and baptized into Christ, that means nothing if you live in sin, because you will fall under God's wrath and will not inherit the Promise.

Things 1 Corinthians 10 teaches that you haven't the ability to form an argument against : 1) The Jews were "saved" (from Egypt, and God's judgment on Egypt, by the Blood of a Lamb) 2) The Jews were "baptized" (into Moses in the Red Sea) 3) The Jews, though both "saved" and "baptized", fell...

"They are no longer His children Because they are corrupt" Deuteronomy 32:5 These things were written to Christians 1 Corinthians 9:9-10, 1 Corinthians 10:11 to teach us the faith (how Christianity works) 2 Timothy 3:15. This is mixing things up. "Christ died in vain" refers to the error of...

Sorry, I don't ignore the Scripture that tells me "beholding then the kindness and severity of God". I will not close my eyes to Scripture that warns me that just because I'm saved by the blood of the Lamb and baptized it doesn't mean I can't fall under God's wrath and fail to inherit the...

The Jews were "saved" from Egypt by the blood of a Lamb and baptized and yet they fell under God's wrath--this same thing can happen to Christians today. If you disagree, you disagree with Paul 1 Corinthians 10.

This is literally a repetition of what I just said was wrong with your argument based on a misunderstanding of Paul's argument from Galatians--he doesn't mean "no works at all" just "not works that come from you"--so this is negligible and my point stands. Again, our "salvation" from sin and...

"I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation." Psalm 119:99 1) "Teachers" (eg, "Early Church Fathers") are not the last word--God can grant understanding in excess of theirs, 2) Only meditating on God's Word, the OT Scriptures, grants that superior insight...

What does the "nope" mean? What are you trying to deny? Are you denying they heard the Gospel and received the Spirit? Paul is explicit that they heard the Gospel and received the Spirit. "Did you receive the Spirit by hearing with faith or by works of the Law?" That means he knows they...

I trust the Word as well--the Word I shared, which you haven't dealt with. Oops! You're confusing "flesh" as if it referred to anything we're expected to do. No, under the New Covenant we have grace and we work God's works. Those works aren't flesh and aren't filthy rags but God's own works...