101G
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Ok, follow us,Where is the word alone? It just says we are justified by faith. If you read vs 9 it says we are justified by the blood. If we use your logic we need to add the word alone which means now we are saved by the blood alone. So which is it...faith or blood because we can’t have them both if we add the word alone. Even my 10 year old knows when you add the word alone it excludes everything else since you can’t have two things “alone”. When some one says I’m driving my car alone we know there is no one else in it. What other verses might you use to teach faith “alone”.
Romans 5:1 "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ". that word "Just" is short for justification which means "declared righteous". Romans 4:1 "What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
Romans 4:2 "For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God.
Romans 4:3 "For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Romans 4:4 "Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
Romans 4:5 "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness".
now the "WORK of Faith" .... alone that SAVES US.
Romans 8:24 "For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?".
Romans 8:25 "But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].
NOW here's the wait.... "FAITH that saves us", fill in the blank. Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things _______ for, the evidence of things not seen". read Romans 8:24 above.
as we have said before, belief set the Goal "FAITH" is the work that go and get it. it is our faith, Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him".
now lets make sure that's it's Faith "ALONE" ...... listen real good. Romans 14:23 "And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin. we suggest you read that verse again.
PICJAG.