“And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”
But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin. — The weak who eat diakrino (doubt, judge, are uncertain) are katakrino (condemned, judged, found guilty) because their eating is not ek pisteōs (from faith, personal conviction). The principle is radical: ho ti ouk ek pisteōs (whatever is not from faith) is hamartia (sin, missing the mark). Not the act but the divorced-from-conviction act is sin.
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Chiara RussoNote2mo agoThe Conscience That Cannot Doubt
Whatsoever is not of faith is sin. That's both liberating and condemning. On one hand, it means that the person acting against conscience, even if the action is technically permissible, is committing ...
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Elena PetrovaNote1mo agoFaith as Certainty
Paul finishes with: 'But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.' This is about conscience. If you're ...
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Thomas MuellerNote1mo agoLiving with purpose - Romans 14
God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. God is faithful in every circu...
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