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The law didn't effect the promise. 17 What I am saying is this: the Law, which came 430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. 18 For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to...

You are correct. We cannot earn eternal life as a wage. However, I would suggest a couple of things to consider. First, Romans 4 is the middle of an argument Paul is making. 4:1 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? Consider, how does...

You are correct. There will not be a physical structure. The temple is continually being built each day. 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets...

The same thing we believe now. God's revelation was going to be accomplished with or without Paul.

Absolutely true but we should try and help them to see before it's too late. The bible tells us how we can know we are in Him. 3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.

There is the rub. All Christians believe they are being led by the HS but unfortunately, they don't all agree. 10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the...

To say we are "only" commanded those things I suggest is way over simplifying. We have things we are to do. Here is just a hint. Are these optional? 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. 2 For you know what instructions we...

I suggest there are different works. Paul in Romans and James are talking about 2 different works.

He wasn't under the gospel either. Heb. 11:39 And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40 because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect. We are saved by the gospel and we must obey the...

That's the way I understand it.

I think I agree with you but not totally sure. When you talk about doer of the law, what law are you talking about and what law is Paul talking about?

What law are you talking about. Paul is talking about the law of Moses.

Maybe I didn't understand your question. Those who lived under the law and obeyed the law (doers) were counted as justified. Those who lived under the law and disobeyed the law were condemned. Until Christ came, that was the law they were under. 24 Therefore the Law has become our...

I would suggest to you that the first 11 chapters of the Romans are one basic point. Paul is trying to explain to the Jews that they need to quit trusting in being children of Abraham, trusting the law and circumcision and to trust in Christ (faith). They have a hard time imagining they can be...

It is about the gospel, and at the same time it's about the kingdom. Verse 19 Jesus says "the word of the kingdom" is the seed. In Daniel 2, the bible tells us the kingdom will be established in the days of the 4th kingdom (Roman empire.) 44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven...

Doesn't add up does it. The church does away with dividing Jew and Gentile, having to go to a physical temple to worship, ect.... I suggest people have to misunderstand a few things to make the "millennial" kingdom work.

I see you leaning on the book or Revelation for this "future" kingdom. What does the the rest of the NT tell you about it? Is it silent on the kingdom? Jesus described it in other ways, not just the mustard seed. What about this description, what do you make of it? And He told them many...

That is the challenge

Jesus described the kingdom of heaven as He went around proclaiming it was at hand. “The kingdom of heaven is like". . . . . . What does His descriptions of the kingdom sound like to you? The future one you envision or the church or something else?

Absolutely. Think about the prodigal son. The father saw him a long way off because he was hoping he would return. He also joyously welcomed him back. Paul says this of the Jews who reject Jesus. 23 And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is...