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Cameron143

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romans113336 said:
Ask Paul--he's the one who wrote:

Romans 14
23But the one who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.
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I don't have to. I know from what I have shared, it can't be as you say. Otherwise, there would be unrighteousness with God. That's simply not possible.
 
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Cameron143 said:
I don't have to. I know from what I have shared, it can't be as you say. Otherwise, there would be unrighteousness with God. That's simply not possible.
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So, despite the fact that your view cannot account for Romans 14:23, you continue to hold to it?

I'm not surprised. It's the norm.

I cannot live with such cognitive dissonance. God's grace won't let me.

Thanks for your interactions.
 
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romans113336 said:
I never said a person wasn't justified upon hearing with faith--faith is accounted as righteousness, so there is a basis for God justifying--but, thereafter, the believer is to not merely hold faith, but also walk in faith, and that walking in faith, as seen in Ro 14:5,23, and Ja 2 (just two examples--there are more), determine ongoing justification.

The thing is that I recognize NOT ONLY justification by the righteousness of faith, but also "ongoing justification" (Ro 14:23; Ja 2), and "final justification" (eg, Ro 2:6-16) by the righteousness of faith completed by also walking in faith. I'm endeavoring to believe it ALL, not just a sliver of it.
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Your view: A believer is justified by his own faith.

Biblical view: A believer is justified by the faith of Jesus Christ.
 
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romans113336 said:
So, despite the fact that your view cannot account for Romans 14:23, you continue to hold to it?

I'm not surprised. It's the norm.

I cannot live with such cognitive dissonance. God's grace won't let me.
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I've reconciled the 2. You have God being unrighteous.
 
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John146 said:
Your view: A believer is justified by his own faith.

Biblical view: A believer is justified by the faith of Jesus Christ.
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You have misrepresented and misrepresented my view.

My view: faith is supplied by God's Spirit of Grace, and, accordingly, we are to keep God's command, which is twofold: to believe in the Name of God's Son AND love one another--have faith in God, and walk in that faith, and sin is constituted in not having faith in God's Son, and in not walking in faith which is powered by love (hence, if we walk in faith, we are loving our brothers, and we are fulfilling "the entire Law" (Ro 3:31, 8:4, 13:8-10; Gal 5:14)).
 
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Cameron143 said:
I've reconciled the 2. You have God being unrighteous.
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1. On the contrary, it would be unrighteous for God to not condemn sin--that is what you believe.

2. Please point me to where you have explained your view of Romans 14:23.
 
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romans113336 said:
@Magenta @mailmandan @TheDivineWatermark @Cameron143 @cv5

You're all trying wave Ro 14:23 away, as if it does not mean a Christian is condemned by
God for sinning by claiming "no, he's self condemned, not condemned by God".
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romans113336 said:
The issue is that condemnation is the opposite of justification--and James says it does pertain to "salvation" ("can such faith save him?")--and that, again, it pertains to eternal life (Ro 2:6-16), so it's not about "rewards".
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I was refering to romans 14 23, and pertains means related to, not the source of salvation.
 
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Cameron143 said:
I've reconciled the 2. You have God being unrighteous.
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John146 said:
Your view: A believer is justified by his own faith.

Biblical view: A believer is justified by the faith of Jesus Christ.
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Additionally, that Greek word for "'faith' of Jesus Christ" is the same word for "faithfulness", and it is apparent that "faithfulness" is the correct interpretation in that verse--ie, "faithfulness of Jesus Christ", not "faith of Jesus Christ".
 
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timemeddler said:
I was refering to romans 14 23, and pertains means related to, not the source of salvation.
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Romans 2:6-16 says eternal life will only be repaid to those who do good in this life, and he points to the Gentile believers, on whose hearts God's Law is written (New Covenant promise), and who are "circumcised in the heart by the Spirit" (Ro 2:29), as an example of just such men, so, again, yes, it does pertain to eternal life, and James 2 says the same ("Can such faith save him?").
 
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romans113336 said:
1. On the contrary, it would be unrighteous for God to not condemn sin--that is what you believe.

2. Please point me to where you have explained your view of Romans 14:23.
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romans113336 said:
2. Please point me to where you have explained your view of Romans 14:23.
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Please point me to where I have explained my view of Romans 14:23.

Oh? You can't?

Then just how is it I am trying wave Romans 14:23 away?

I gave some context. Period. You disagree with Scripture.
 
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romans113336 said:
Additionally, that Greek word for "'faith' of Jesus Christ" is the same word for "faithfulness", and it is apparent that "faithfulness" is the correct interpretation in that verse--ie, "faithfulness of Jesus Christ", not "faith of Jesus Christ".
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Get yourself a KJV and stick with it. It will never lead you astray.
 
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timemeddler said:
I was refering to romans 14 23, and pertains means related to, not the source of salvation.
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Again and again: yes, we are "saved" by grace through faith.
Faith is counted as righteousness, leading to justification.
I do not deny that.
I'm talking about walking in faith.
This is the issue addressed in Romans 14:5,23, and James 2.
Again, the Jews were "saved" from Egypt, yet fell under God's wrath for sin--and Paul says the same can happen to us.
 
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John146 said:
Get yourself a KJV and stick with it. It will never lead you astray.
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I'm not getting in to KJV-Onlyism.
Saying we're saved by the faith of Christ makes no sense, saying we're saved by the faithfulness of Christ makes sense.
 
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