Epistle to the Romans

Mainly throughout the course of the Romans module, I encountered issues of doctrines which challenged those which I have held to such as that of predestination and ‘eternal security’ and faith.
I have actually stated in the NT Encounter (NTE) my view on eternal security of the believer, that the notion of ‘Once saved always saved’ is rather misleading, yes! There is a place of where this notion is embodied, and this is seen in the Church of today where many of the ‘so-called-Christians’ live in a licentious manner, and professes faith.
But for the elect, as I have qualified in the (NTE) is an existential experience (subjective) unfolding an (objective) salvation, which I see encompasses the maturity of the believer. This is seen where Peter calls the believers to make their calling and election sure. My apologies, if this goes beyond the Epistle of Romans, but as I have also been taught, we ought also to see the Bible from a concentric ripple flowing from the textchapterbook author  testament  the bible as a whole. I certainly believed in the part where Romans 8 v. 28-30 refers to the maturity of the believer. Thus, the election of the believer is seen in the justification which assumes the certainty of glorification, entailing the need of having to be conformed into Christ’s image. Therefore, if a ‘so-called-Christian’ who seems to externally exhibit signs of being an elect, but falls away, it would appear that the notion of eternal security is fallacious, but it need to be questioned as to the certainty of whether he was first justified, this is often insensitive to judge the issue, thus assuming the possibility that ‘the elect’ could fall away. But if one is led by the Spirit, he is a son of God, thus he is characterised by maturity in becoming conformed into Christ’s image. This is the existential process to which we can make certain our election or the negation of it.
In the gospel of John, Jesus says that those whom the Father have given to Him, no one can snatch them out of His hand, because they too are in His Father’s hand, He and the Father are one, and he shall give them eternal life. But this too is qualified by those who hears His voice and follows Him as opposed to those who do not. By plain reading, He told the Jews that were with Him, you do not believe because you are not my sheep (John 10 v. 26). Logically, one would infer that we are His sheep and therefore we believe, not that we believe and therefore we are His sheep just as those who did not believe because they were not His sheep. Then we can safely assume that 1 John 2 v. 24-25, is the culmination of the eternal life Jesus spoke of in John Gospel, these will receive the promise. The aspect of the will is upheld by the fact that as long as he and she perseveres in his/her faith, he/she can be sure that God is at work of preservation. (Jude 24). Therefore one is to work out his salvation with fear and trembling for it is God at work both to will and work for His good pleasure. (Phil 2 v. 12-13)
With regard to faith, I cannot understand why there are distinctions of faith, one to use the gifts (Rom 12), disputable faith (Rom 14) and saving faith. When I read Ephesians 4, it mentioned . . . one faith . . . then it went about to say, “ But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it says:
“When he ascended on high,
he took many captives
and gave gifts to his people.”
I think that, we ought not to dichotomise our faith as to their function, but with same faith with which we are saved, though it may vary by measure, strong or weak, I believe that by the very same faith are we saved, by which are also we use our gifts.

I also learnt one practical lesson through the course of the group project. Acceptance. Dogmatic as I was, I didn't feel that it was right to make light and frivolous the skid as it seemed to convey 2 groups, carnivores and herbivores. the Carnivores seem to exhibit a rather uncanny form of indifference to their faith pertaining both to food and holy days when in fact, both the strong and weak Christians sought by the measure of faith given them to glorify God. But it would be an irony on my part as I later realised, if I couldn't accept the skit on acceptance.