Playing Opposites

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin. Romans 14:23 Sin – Kenneth Bailey makes an interesting observation about this verse.  “We expect [Paul] to say ‘whatsoever is not of faith is unbelief.’  But for Paul the opposite of…

Keep It Simple

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

and whatever is not from faith is sin   Romans 14:23 Whatever – Paul must have been a crazy fanatic!  How could he say something like this?  Do we really believe that everything that does not arise from faith is sin?  That’s what Paul says, whether we like it or not.  The Greek is pan, as…