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To: Cvengr; wmfights; HarleyD; Kolokotronis; annalex
wmfights to Cvengr: Romans 6:10

How does Catholic or Orthodox Church explain Roman 6:10 (in fact Romans 6:1-10)? I think it's a typical example of "Pauline Christianity" that became part of Protestant dogma. It asserts that Christians don't sin (although in verse 11 he urges them not to sin!).

I will let the 'experts' rationalize this one. To me, +Paul is like eating fish full of bones.

7,061 posted on 01/20/2007 8:01:52 AM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50

oops,..I actually had the thought regarding Rom 10:6, but typed Rom 6:10 (granted it is very apropo for the discussion.) Sort of makes one wonder how many mistakes are Providence and how many are,... well..., just mistakes.


7,062 posted on 01/20/2007 8:06:52 AM PST by Cvengr
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To: kosta50; Cvengr; wmfights; HarleyD; Kolokotronis
How does Catholic or Orthodox Church explain Roman 6:10 [...] It asserts that Christians don't sin

I don't think it asserts that at all. It says that Christ dies for our sin and that we should become dead to sin.

7,094 posted on 01/20/2007 2:34:31 PM PST by annalex
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To: kosta50

Perhaps it is better to understand the phrase dead to sin as meaning in a state of existence involving separation to sin. No longer does our living depend upon the law, rather our life is separate from the disobedience of Him.

Do we violate the law? Sure, no doubt about the legalism, but through faith in Christ we have life because He has already paid the debt of sin.

We've been separated from sin carrying us into death, again by faith, and when we live in that faith we also abide by the law.


7,099 posted on 01/20/2007 2:45:42 PM PST by Cvengr
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To: kosta50; Cvengr; wmfights; HarleyD; Kolokotronis; annalex
It asserts that Christians don't sin (although in verse 11 he urges them not to sin!).

I don't know of any Protestants who would assert that Christians do not sin.

7,190 posted on 01/21/2007 1:02:21 PM PST by HarleyD ("...even the one whom He will choose, He will bring near Himself." Num 16:5)
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