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I understand that, however this thread is about how people believe that ones act of faith or believing, whether regenerate or unregenerate is the condition they meet in order for God to save them.

Well believing is a post salvation action that God causes the saved to do. This thread is denouncing the subtle false premise that believing is an act man does in order for God to save them. You understand ?

Mans religion will tell you that Salvation/Justification is a recompense for mans act of believing or faith. Thats Salvation by works. They're telling us that Justification before God is premise on mans action or deed of faith/believing and not Christ alone in His Person and Work!64

You can make your fingers type anything.

You tell me, I dont know what you talking about.

God does, but its still a work man does. Do you give God all the credit for a person believing on Christ for salvation ?

Every word of God is important friend ! Prov 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

The bible teaches against salvation by works and says clearly its by Grace !

An activity of the mind is a work !

To act upon is a work. The greek word for work ergon means: an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work

Any act of obedience to Gods command is a work, a good work. Believing on Christ is a commandment of God, so therefore a good work 1 Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. Acts 16:31 And...

Yes you have advocated salvation by works, conditioned on man and what he does.

e.bass Yet it is an activity of the mind, hence a work !

Is believing/faith a work ? Again, yes it is. Its the action, function, deed of the mind, the soul, and heart. The word work ergon means: work, labor, action, deed, /érgon ("work") is a deed (action) that carries out (completes) an inner desire (intension, purpose) Phillip told the ethiopian...

Did you understand the op points ?

You still advocating salvation by works, by what a man does. Scripture declares that God people are saved by the obedience of one, and that one is Christ Rom 5:19 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. So you deny...

blood bought It depends on what you mean by that. What is said here Rom 5:10 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

scott downey Because there were yet unconverted elect that needed to be converted to the truth, also Paul had in mind the gentiles, for he was primarily sent to them, they were Gods elect also. 1 Tim 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie...

You are promoting salvation conditioned on man. That denies Salvation by Grace.

This post promotes salvation by works, conditioned on man.