Why faith alone? The answer...

[mailmandan]

Correct just like Scripture says. "Faith alone" appears only once in Scripture.

James is talking about an empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains "alone" barren of works. (James 2:14-24) *Not to be confused with faith that trusts in Jesus Christ "alone" for salvation. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9)

The Bible makes it clear in many passages of scripture that man is saved through belief/faith - "apart from additions or modifications." (John 1:12; 3:15,16,18,36; 5:24; 6:29,40,47; 11:25,26; Acts 10:43; 13:39; 15:7-9; 16:31; 26:18; Romans 1:16; 3:24-28; 4:5-6; 5:1-2; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Galatians 2:16; 3:6-14, 26; Ephesians 2:8,9; Philippians 3:9; 2 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:39; 1 John 5:13 etc..).

Now you don't need to add the word "alone" next to "belief/faith" in each of these passages of scripture in order to figure out that the words, "belief/faith" stand alone in connection with receiving eternal life/salvation. Hence, FAITH ALONE. Do these many passages of scripture say belief/faith "plus something else?" Plus works? NO. So, then it's faith (rightly understood) in Jesus Christ alone.

 

[nedsk]

James is talking about an empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains "alone" barren of works. (James 2:14-24) *Not to be confused with faith that trusts in Jesus Christ "alone" for salvation. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9)

The Bible makes it clear in many passages of scripture that man is saved through belief/faith - "apart from additions or modifications." (John 1:12; 3:15,16,18,36; 5:24; 6:29,40,47; 11:25,26; Acts 10:43; 13:39; 15:7-9; 16:31; 26:18; Romans 1:16; 3:24-28; 4:5-6; 5:1-2; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Galatians 2:16; 3:6-14, 26; Ephesians 2:8,9; Philippians 3:9; 2 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:39; 1 John 5:13 etc..).

Now you don't need to add the word "alone" next to "belief/faith" in each of these passages of scripture in order to figure out that the words, "belief/faith" stand alone in connection with receiving eternal life/salvation. Hence, FAITH ALONE. Do these many passages of scripture say belief/faith "plus something else?" Plus works? NO. So, then it's faith (rightly understood) in Jesus Christ alone.

James is talking about an empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains "alone" barren of works. (James 2:14-24) *Not to be confused with faith that trusts in Jesus Christ "alone" for salvation. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9)

The Bible makes it clear in many passages of scripture that man is saved through belief/faith - "apart from additions or modifications." (John 1:12; 3:15,16,18,36; 5:24; 6:29,40,47; 11:25,26; Acts 10:43; 13:39; 15:7-9; 16:31; 26:18; Romans 1:16; 3:24-28; 4:5-6; 5:1-2; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Galatians 2:16; 3:6-14, 26; Ephesians 2:8,9; Philippians 3:9; 2 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:39; 1 John 5:13 etc..).

Now you don't need to add the word "alone" next to "belief/faith" in each of these passages of scripture in order to figure out that the words, "belief/faith" stand alone in connection with receiving eternal life/salvation. Hence, FAITH ALONE. Do these many passages of scripture say belief/faith "plus something else?" Plus works? NO. So, then it's faith (rightly understood) in Jesus Christ alone.

Great faith alone is not salvific. Glad we agree

 

[mailmandan]

Great faith alone is not salvific. Glad we agree

Faith that trusts in Jesus Christ alone for salvation is salvic. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9) An empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains alone/barren of works is not salvic, because that is not genuine faith but a bare profession of faith. (James 2:14)

 

[Runningman]

People go on debate and go through loops to prove or disprove faith alone for salvation, baptism being needed, or less commonly if turning from sin "in sincere repentance as possible" is needed.

Let me (hopefully) shut this down with one verse:

Genesis 15:6
"Then he believed in the LORD, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness."

The Hebrew for "believed" is וְהֶאֱמִ֖ן(wəhe’ĕmin). This word only appears in this verse, and it has only one meaning in any context: Full faith and resolute conviction of something being true.

There's no room in this word for "If they truly believe they'll-" or "Faith and this are needed:-". If we're to have Scripture not contradict, we must accept this, and accept that in reality, these systems and doctrines traditions that deny this(most likely out of ignorance), are founded on false ideas.

And before you claim that "conviction" in that meaning must mean Judeo-Christian ideas of "Conviction that leads to repentance or works", this is merely a word. As religious as Israel was, words on their own don't automatically have religious context in most cases, much less an idea as specific as that. Far less when it has only one meaning. Ancient Isreal had plenty of meanings outaide of a religious context for words, and there's no reason to jump to conclusions and believe this word has such a meaning on its own when that's the case.

I hope this edifies you all. God bless.

Unfortunately it's not faith alone. Faith in what? Is God making anyone open their mouth and confess that Jesus is lord and that He raised him from the dead?

 

[Runningman]

Faith that trusts in Jesus Christ alone for salvation is salvic. (Romans 4:5-6; Ephesians 2:8,9) An empty profession of faith/dead faith that remains alone/barren of works is not salvic, because that is not genuine faith but a bare profession of faith. (James 2:14)

If that were the case then you must be a universalist. The other side of the coin is Calvinism.

 

[mailmandan]

If that were the case then you must be a universalist. The other side of the coin is Calvinism.

Actually, I'm neither

 

[Reggie Belafonte]

One is not saved unless baptized with water then?

If one was not water baptised like the reason John was doing so. Then is one not part of The Church ?

So One who is a Christian and Married and had children, one would wish to have the child water baptised ! in regards John !

Now why not ? That that would be the normal thing to do. unless one was not of Christian Parents in fact, well then such would be done on such a ones own bat, as one pleases !

So the ends to such water baptism is a Virtue, is it not ?

Water Baptism does not Save ones Soul ! but one is entering a Church and that is in regards Hope that one becomes Born again ! That's the ends of such !
Not that all will be truly born again in fact, and if not, one has the means to repent of your Sin as you feel, that's a good thing, is it not ?
So one is trying to come out from this world ? but so be it ! because they do have faith ? and that's a good thing !

So when one Sins, you try and deal with such Sin, in the hope that you can over come such temptations, but some temptations are hard to kick ? and that's so as to why one fails ?
Regards one does not have the strength to over come such temptations. but one knows full well such is not your real intention ?

Resisitance is futile ! something ownes you ? domiates.

We have to over come this world that is full of temtations and delusions.
The Kingdom of God is calling you out ! to a Holy Life that is not, that of a poor shallow dupe !

But nontheless that's the issue regardless, we know that is the case and Saints be praised guide one to the Path.