What does Doing TRUTH consist of? (1Jn 1:6) (Jn 3:19-21)(Rom.6:16-18)(1Jn 3:7)(1Jn 2:3-6)While an obedient lifestyle may indeed be the result of walking in the light, it is not what walking in the light consists of. It consists of being transparent before God; practically 1 John 1:7 is tied to 1 John 1:9 in that confessing our sins is a practical method of walking in the light as He is in the light. He is then able to cleanse us from all sin / unrighteousness, so that our practical walk is holy as it is written in 1 John 3:6 and 1 John 3:9.
Also, the Lord does not make an obedient lifestyle essential to salvation. Even if a man is spiritually uncircumcised, the righteousness of the Lord may be imputed to him (Romans 2:28-29, Romans 4:11). He justifies even the ungodly person (Romans 4:5). And, salvation is not based on our performance but on faith in Jesus alone (Galatians 2:16).
We know that if a man is genuinely saved through faith alone, that it will have an effect on his lifestyle. However, it is not that God bases our salvation on our lifestyle, but that if we are truly born again, our lifestyle will be affected for the better. Thus, if we do not have an obedient lifestyle, it can be determined that we have not been born again.
But again, we do not live an obedient lifestyle in order to be born again. We are born again through faith in Jesus Christ; and this produces an obedient lifestyle. If our salvation is evidenced by our lifestyle it does not mean that we are saved because we have an obedient lifestyle. We do not want to put the cart before the horse. The horse that pulls along our works in God is simple faith; which we are alone saved by and through.
Must one REPENT of his sins to be saved? (Luke 13:3) (Acts 3:19)
If one must repent to be saved, would that prove that confession alone does not save?
It seems that (Rom. 6:16-18) says correct obedience came before being freed from sins.
I like to post (Rom. 4:12) when someone goes to Abraham.
Ro 4:12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also WALK IN THE STEPS OF THAT FAITH of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.
The bible nowhere says man is saved by faith ALONE.