I am reformed so I get where you are going here. Sola Gratia and Sola Fide don’t cancel the need to recognize yourself as a sinner or that your inclination and nature is to sin. It also doesn’t mean to act like Luther in the monastery and attempt to repent for every sin; something Staupitz admonished him for. There is a a difference between the Roman system of penance (which many Americans are unknowingly still attached to) and repenting of yourself as a sinner and trusting in the work or Christ. Im not sure we should argue without everyone understanding what we are really arguing about.
I prefer the ESV or New American Standard. Both attempt to be a literal word for word translation and not an interpretation of meaning. I think this is important; especially for those who want to dive deeper.
Edit: though based on your name you might prefer some golden plates lol.
Read romans 7 & 8.. read it over and over until it finally clicks. It may take a bit, it did for me.
Romans 8:1 is the pinnacle of scripture and the answer to your question. It is what the entire Bible is building towards. BTW your question is THE question. I’ll happily try and answer any questions.
Except for The Creature from Jekyll Island
It has to do with the difference between tracking x and Y chromosomes. Ys pass mostly unchanged from father to son. If you believe in science then women don’t receive a Y chromosome. They can trace maternal lineage through mitochondrial tests but they don’t work the same way as a y-dna test.
I guess I meant more like leave the state. A lot of us in the rest of the country scratch our heads at the prices ppl pay to stay out there. I’ve frequented the LA area a lot and never understood it.