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I think that you secretly hate the Lord with a passion, @Dave L. That is excellent and bears repeating. By this you intend to say that salvation comes before faith. However, we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, Romans 5:2. Therefore faith is the catalyst for entering...

Now you are taking my words out of context, and your intent appears to be based in some sort of malice. 1Pe 2:1, Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 1Pe 2:2, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may...

Because we can always learn from others in the body of Christ. However, we can learn just as easily through our own personal reading and the other is not really even needed. Um, "bruh" ;), I think that I was merely stating almost verbatim what is contained in the verses referenced. So your...

At the same time, we do not need anyone to teach us, 1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:27.

Indeed...however when we are faced with the word of the Lord we have the option of believing it or having unbelief concerning it.

Rom 10:17, So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Fruit develops over time. Mar 1:22, And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. The scribes taught by relying on the words of other men to substantiate their pov. I will go with those who speak with the authority of the Lord...

Not necessarily. Did Paul the apostle have the true Christ? Yet, he was labeled as a heretic by people who claimed to have faith in the Lord God (Acts 24:14 (kjv)). People in church history who have labeled similar doctrine to what I believe as heresy were not necessarily true Christians...

This is based on a faulty understanding of Ephesians 2:8-9. In that passage, it should be clear that it is salvation that is not from ourselves and the gift of God; but that this is not referring to faith itself.

Must a person be saved in order to bear fruit? You have salvation coming before faith. However, this is contrary to what the Bible teaches.

Nope.

Then people must be saved long enough to produce fruit before they can be saved through faith. An oxymoron.

We have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and the Holy Spirit comes in through the grace of the Lord. Therefore you have grace coming in before faith, which presents two problems: 1) grace before faith presupposes that there is no necessity for faith in our salvation. 2) it is...

Faith is a work of the flesh? I have to say that I see your understanding as warped to say the least.

Not exactly. 1) I believe that the three are eternally present. And 2) the Son does not become the Holy Spirit, that is not accurate to my belief. The Spirit of the Son is the Holy Spirit; and He released Him back to the Father who inhabiteth eternity.

Or, 4) God completely saves them as the result of their faith in Him.

I believe that Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are distinct Persons within the Godhead. Open your eyes for a change and try to understand the doctrine that I am setting forth; instead of looking at it with hyper-critical eyes and attempting to judge it as heresy. There is one God. I posted at one...

Hey, "bruh" ;), we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we are saved by grace through faith. I'm not sure what it is about this that you don't understand. But just taking it as it is written in the English language, it is pretty clear to me that we cannot be saved apart...

And you continue to insist that my beliefs are anti-trinitarian. However, you cannot get inside my brain to know what I am thinking; so I will tell you yet again that you are wrong about what I believe in. I believe in the Trinity. And I know the Christ of the Bible; but you do not know Him...

Jesus Christ of Nazareth is my Lord and Saviour; and I have a living relationship with Him. In judging my salvation, you show that you have no concept of Him; for you have three fingers pointing back at you when you point your finger at me and judge me as not knowing Him. As a matter of fact...