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No one here is the thief on the cross--they have much longer races of faith to run than he did.

"in Christ" : verses like 1 Jn 2:28 prohibit me from taking a view that this union is static. You may want to cite Ro 8, but, no, the things that can't separate us don't include our own sin: he asks "who will condemn?" but the believer CAN be "condemned" for sinning (Ro 14:23)! This is bc the...

Nope, you can have the spirit but not listen--"obey, for it is God at work in you".

I think that the recognition of peace on account of being right with God because of the righteousness of faith has to be anchored in something more than just the valid argumentation, and that something is love. It makes sense He wants me to have peace, not fear or be tormented (1 Jn 4), when I...

God's Righteousness by Grace Through Faith Romans 1:16 "God's righteousness is revealed from faith to faith", Ro 4:12 the "footsteps of the faith of Abraham", Ro 6:14 "Sin will not make you its slave, because you are not under Law but under Grace", Ro 8:1 "There is no condemnation for those who...

Yes, we are saved, and Paul says that that salvation is like the Jews' salvation from Egypt--yet they sinned and fell under God's wrath and forfeited the promise. 1 Co 9:27 - 1 Co 10 27But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be...

1. No, Paul gives the glory to God "I was abundant in labors above them all, yet not I but the grace with me". 2. Romans 7: a. Describes the life of a Jew "under Law", who is thus "mastered by sin" (Ro 6:14), so it's not a Christian, b. Describes the life of a Jew "in the flesh" (Ro 7:5), but...

Paul cited the OT to teach us about Christianity--he specifically stated "these things were written for us". Not difficult to understand it applies to us.

You accused me of wrongly using the Old Testament, but all I was doing was quoting Paul correctly using the Old Testament, so you have no valid objection to my point.

You're free to respond to the response I already provided to this whenever you please.

Still not an answer for 1 Co 9:27-1 Co 10, or, really, any of the other many verses I cited.

I'm just believing Scripture, sir; if you have an answer to the Scriptures I've supplied, I'm waiting. Thanks.

Actually, that was Paul stating that salvation and the promise of eternal life can be forfeited through sin, not me, so your argument is with him, not me

Yes, we're "saved" by God's grace through faith in Christ--and Paul says that that "salvation" is comparable to the "salvation" of the Jews from Egypt, and, just as they sinned and fell under God's wrath and forfeited the promise, that applies to Christians, including himself. 1 Corinthians...

Yep, you're saved--and Paul says that that "salvation" is comparable to the "salvation" of the Jews from Egypt, and, just as they sinned and fell under God's wrath and forfeited the promise, that applies to Christians, including himself. 1 Corinthians 9:27 - 1 Corinthians 10:13 27But I...

The question is not whether Christ is the only way to God and life (the eternal life is "in His Son" 1 Jn 5), the question is about the definition of being "in Christ": His life He lays down is only for His friends, and He defines "friends" as those who do what ever He tells them to do (Jn...

Well, we are saved by God's grace through faith in Christ, so that is correct, and, yet, Paul says if Christians don't live righteously, walking by faith after being saved, they can be "Condemned" for "sinning" (Ro 14:23; 1 Co 9:27-1 Co 10), which James also talks about (though he knows his...

Right, so the good works aren't "proof of salvation", as if they "automatically flow from faith", as many say.

So, Christians don't sin?

Yeah, I actually have to stand in "Christ saved me". That said, above all, what matters is Scripture, which teaches that works are necessary for justification at the last judgment (Ro 2:6-16), and that we only reap eternal life from the Spirit if we live a life of good works (Gal 6), that the...