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Of course I understand it. Psalm 85:5 I will hear what God the LORD will say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; And may they not turn back to foolishness. What "foolishness"? Psalm 69:5 God, You know my foolishness, And my guilt is not hidden from You. As the Law says...

You're arguing against Paul who says those things were written to show us what can happen to us. You reject the Bible for your tradition.

How could a Jew "question whether he was delivered from Egypt"? Would he somehow think he was back in Egypt? That makes no sense. "Salvation" is like being delivered from Egypt "the House of Bondage". "Salvation" isn't a static standing with God unaffected by your deeds. That's not what...

Again, 1 Corinthians 10 says the Jews were saved by the blood of the Lamb and still fell under God's wrath to show us what can happen to us if we displease God with our actions which is what Romans 14:23 is teaching (works affect your standing before God).

No, it doesn't make sense. You're saying "condemns himself" doesn't mean "brings condemnation on himself". Romans 14:23 doesn't say "condemns himself" it says "you're condemned if you sin".

@Ronald Nolette Keep in mind that my point (Word and Spirit are tightly bound together--eg, "My Words are Spirit") doesn't hinge on this verse.

Please clarify. Yeah, the baptism Jesus is speaking of in Matthew 20 clearly isn't "Spirit and fire" because He says "it's not Mine to give but shall only be given to them for whom it is prepared of My Father"--but John says "Jesus baptizes in Spirit and fire", meaning just as John's mission...

1. The Spirit is compared with elements--water, wind and fire. 2. John said He would baptize in Spirit and fire, and fire fell on them when the Spirit came. You take that as a "coincidence". That's unbelief in my book. 3. When Aaron's sons disobeyed fire came out from the Tabernacle and consumed...

1. Who says it is contested? Please share some articles. 2. Which manuscripts are you using, which do you reject, and why?

Look at the context of that verse--it says "because we have become slaves of righteousness, we obtain the fruit of righteousness, holiness, and the end of holiness is eternal life". Yes, because we are naturally holy, we can know God ("this is eternal life" John 17:3), and then we are expected...

1. It's a good point, but a) the book is written for the reader, and the reader is given the "legend" for understanding these things, and b) Jesus often says things in John's Gospel that leave the hearers scratching their heads (eg, John 16:18). 2. If you don't want to accept it it's fine with...

Yes, He died for our sins--and sin affects our justification Romans 14:23 He died for our sins to give us another shot at life. Just as when the Jews were saved from Egypt. The Jews went back to living in sin and fell under God's wrath. The same can happen to us according to Paul 1 Corinthians 10.

Paul teaches that doers of good will be repaid with eternal life when they are judged at the end Romans 2:6-16. Same as Galatians 6:6-10. Sin affects your justification--it results in condemnation Romans 14:23.

1. Yeah, Christians sin, which means your argument is disproven. 2. Yeah, and people can be "unborn" of God too Deuteronomy 32:5--"because his seed remains in him" but we know that people can lose that seed by reason of sin hardening their heart so that they can change to unbelieving Hebrews...

Anyway, the issue of "bringing condemnation on himself by what he approves" isn't even the issue--I'm talking about Romans 14:23. Romans 14:23 lays down a general principle "anything that not from faith is sin and you are condemned if you sin". You don't like that Scripture, apparently.

Romans 14:23 says sins committed today compromise your justification--the original point stands. The rule is "let every man be fully convinced in his own mind", and if you don't follow that rule, you're sinning, and you bring condemnation on yourself which is the opposite of justification. I...

It says "...because in God’s merciful restraint He let the sins previously committed go unpunished" Romans 3:25--"previously committed" doesn't cover how you live now which is precisely the point of Romans 14:23 and 1 Corinthians 10. Your sin-debt having been paid results in "justification"...

@Eternally Grateful I think the Scriptures are clearly on my side--but I also think it's easy to become fearful, but it is not really what God wants (there're multitudes of Scriptures that prove this).

What is a sin? An offense God. Who judges when you sin against God? God. When it says "condemns himself" it means "brings condemnation on himself"--because, in the scenario, the man is "destroying the work of God" Romans 14:20 by being a "stumbling block" Romans 14:21 to his brother (and Luke...

1. So, you agree that the saved-by-faith-alone Christians still had an upcoming salvation they had to partake of? 2. As I mentioned, the context is that there will be false prophets (people claiming to speak for God--according to Mt 7 they work powerful signs and wonders), and because they are...