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Your questions are ingorant and foolish because you are stuck in a false dichotomy. You think that either a person does their best to follow the law and thereby avoid sin, or they are profligate sinners with no restraint. We who are saved by faith in Jesus Christ and filled with the Spirit of...

So why do you counsel people to follow the law, when you clearly know that following the law does not bring about righteousness? Why, when you know that righteousness is a gift from God by faith, do you tell people to attempt to be righteous by following the law? Have you not read Galatians...

You have the cart before the horse, making righteousness attainable through obedience, but Scripture tells us that righteousness cannot be gained through the Law. Jesus was righteous at conception and birth as well as at His death. His obedience to the Law is the consequence, not the cause.

People often try to apply human (secular) morality to God, with the inevitable conclusion that God is a monster. Instead, start with the certainty that God is both good and just, and consider His actions in light of His plans for humanity. By killing the firstborn of Egypt, God was both...

Do you also attend the temple in Jerusalem three times a year and stone adulterers "to walk in grateful obedience to the God who saved" you?

Yes, but it is still a temporary solution to sin that has been made obsolete for those who are in Christ by faith. You have that exactly backwards, and that perfectly illustrates your misunderstanding. Christ was perfectly righteous therefore He kept the Law. Paul said, "if righteousness...

Following the Mosaic law won’t prevent you from ingesting all toxins. It won’t keep you from foods to which you are allergic. It won’t stop you from overeating. The Holy Spirit can and will do all that and much more.

The Law is a schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. It’s a temporary thing that has now become obsolete for those of us who are in Christ.

Welcome to CC, and thanks for your honesty. When I was young in my faith, I wrestled with related questions. I would encourage you to search the Bible for yourself, looking for verses that tell of divine attributes in each member of the Trinity. Invite God to teach you through His word.

Source: Earth28: Latitude & Longitude (bates.edu) PS: An open challenge to EVERY "Flat Earth" proponent: Explain this real-world observed phenomenon in your FE worldview.

Consider how Polaris appears at an angle of elevation equal to the observer’s latitude, and explain how that could be possible were it much closer and above a flat Earth. It couldn’t be.

Christians are not under the Law. Period. Which part of this don't you understand?

He does. Is this news to you? No, I didn't. Is it your place to judge? Do you pray for them? The Holy Spirit determines what is right and wrong, and as for commandments, He guides us to keep Jesus' commandments, not Moses'.

What Christian would want to? Don’t be foolish. As with every other issue, the Holy Spirit works from within to change the believer’s motivations away from sinful practices and toward holiness.

Either we as Christians are under the whole law… or we are not under the law. There is no middle ground because Scripture doesn’t give us any.

To whom were these words spoken? Christians, or Israelites?

You’re engaging in circular reasoning… again.

“Unique” has no obligation to connect Father God to Jesus where monogenes doesn’t. You need to set aside the KJV wording and its implications and focus on the meaning of monogenes by itself. Don’t use KJV-related references as you will just go in circles.

‘Begotten’: born by sexual procreation. Scripture says the Holy Spirit is directly responsible for Mary’s pregnancy, though of course it is by the Father’s will. Which word? “Unique” is probably the best single word.

Which only exists in KJV-only circles. It's not really a 'thing'. As to the rest of your post, you're missing the point. "Monogenes" simply does not mean "only-begotten". "Unique" is a much better translation, and it falls short too.