How is a person saved?

I put faith only, but faith without works is dead. But, we usually are not called to work until after our faith is in place, so... Faith starts teh whol works ball rolling.

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1 Cor 4:6 Do not go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over against another.

"Don't be a system disciple. Be a disciple of Christ. You might get to Heaven & realize your system was not His system."-Wiersbe

It isn’t ‘giving in to sin’ to disagree w/ love & kindness. ‘Giving in to sin’ is speaking w/o love & kindness.
Love is our mandate. Eph 4:32 2Tim 4:2 1Cor 13


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I thought through faith and works, but I think I am mistaken. We are saved through faith alone. All of the others point to a more blessed union with Christ. What do you think?

Baptism, faith, and works...unfortunately, that option isn't there

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For You are the Lord Most High, of great compassion, long-suffering, and very merciful, and You relent at human suffering. O Lord, according to Your great goodness You have promised repentance and forgiveness to those who have sinned against You, and in the multitude of Your mercies You have appointed repentance for sinners so that they may be saved.

-Prayer of Manasseh verse 7 (NRSV)
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I did not really want to choose any of these options.

We are not saved by any merit of our own works, but simply by the undeserved grace of God through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.

But in practice, they cannot be separated. If you say "faith alone, but then that faith will produce works" - what of the 'faith' of demons? They believe everything I do - and indeed could be said to have more 'faith', in that their knowlege is more certain. But despite this 'faith' they remain in a state of rebellion, and their faith causes them to tremble. An active turning from rebellion to obedience to God, i.e. works, is necessary. But it is not by any merit of this action that we are saved, only by the grace of God.

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[bible]acts 2:37-38[/bible] I like this Bible quoter, great feature.

But what about [bible]matthew 28:18-19[/bible]

None of the above.

We are saved by the once and for all sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.



We are justified when we are "baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38).


As the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13).

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Exactly - only the grace of God saves us.

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My answer was not really there. I picked "through faith and works", but that's not completely true. I believe that it is faith in Jesus Christ which saves us, but I believe that good works WILL stem from this faith if it is true and sincere. God bless!
In Christ,
~Grace~

I'm a Universalist, I believe all believe are "saved" regardless of faith or works.

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I support equal rights for ALL people.

I beleive by the grace of God we are shown the truth and convicted in our hearts knowing the truth and beleiving in it and being faithful to it.
Laying off the shackles of old, and free to serve our true master.
Serving our true Master by His righteousness and our works being righteous for they are done by His righteousness not our own, living to serve Him through His love not selfishly living to serve our own.

If our works are done to make us righteous by our righteousness, then it's not of God but ours, if our faith comes from what we obtained by our righteousness to our credit, then it's not of God for we take the credit as if our selves have accomplished it.
Gods grace has saved us, by His righteousness, we have not obtained it by our own righteousness but the righteousness of Him, living faithfully by it, beleiving wholeheartedly in it, and doing His righteous works by the righteousness of Him.