Xian Pugilist
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Rom 7:5 For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.
Rom 7:14 For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin.
Rom 7:15 For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.
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Phl 3:12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect,
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Phl 3:12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect,
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When you see verses like this, how do you go about reconciling them? Or do you bother? One common reaction is to accept the verse that suits our needs, and ignore the other, schluffing it off to the side.
You see this a lot in a WORKS conversation. Someone will quote Eph 2:8,9, but leave vs 10 that says you are saved to do works, out of the chat.
So, let's discuss either how we reconcile them in general, or how we have reconciled Paul speaking from both sides here....
Rom 7:14 For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin.
Rom 7:15 For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.
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Phl 3:12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect,
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Phl 3:12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect,
...
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When you see verses like this, how do you go about reconciling them? Or do you bother? One common reaction is to accept the verse that suits our needs, and ignore the other, schluffing it off to the side.
You see this a lot in a WORKS conversation. Someone will quote Eph 2:8,9, but leave vs 10 that says you are saved to do works, out of the chat.
So, let's discuss either how we reconcile them in general, or how we have reconciled Paul speaking from both sides here....