FAITH is the key to salvation/righteousness

[BrotherJJ]

FAITH is the key to salvation/righteousness

Eph 2:
8 For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;

9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation]

Heb 11:
1 Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].

2 For by this [kind of] faith the [a]men of old gained [divine] approval.

3 By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God] we understand that the worlds (universe, ages) were framed and created [formed, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which it was testified of him that he was righteous (upright, in right standing with God), and God testified by accepting his gifts. And though he died, yet through [this act of] faith he still speaks.

 

[d taylor]

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It is not just belief, faith that is the key (and is the only key) but a person's belief, faith must be in the correct object and the only object given by God is Jesus The Messiah.

 

[Soyeong]

FAITH is the key to salvation/righteousness

Eph 2:
8 For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;

9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation]

To describe someone has having a character trait is to describe them as being someone who takes actions that express that character trait, so to describe God as righteous is to say that He takes actions that express righteousness, which means that the gift of becoming righteous by grace through faith is the gift of becoming someone who does what is righteous by grace through faith. God's law is His instructions for how to do what is righteous, not for how to result it becoming righteous. In Ephesians 2:8-10, Paul said that we are new creation in Christ to do good works, so while he denied that our salvation is the result of our works lest anyone should boast, doing good works is nevertheless intrinsically part of the content of God's gift of salvation.

Heb 11:
1 Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].

2 For by this [kind of] faith the [a]men of old gained [divine] approval.

3 By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God] we understand that the worlds (universe, ages) were framed and created [formed, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which it was testified of him that he was righteous (upright, in right standing with God), and God testified by accepting his gifts. And though he died, yet through [this act of] faith he still speaks.

Every example of faith listed in Hebrews 11 is intrinsically an example of someone doing works. The way to have faith in God to correctly divide between right and wrong is by following His instructions. In other words, the way to trust in God's goodness as the guide for how we should live our lives is by obeying His commands for how to do good works.

 

[BrotherJJ]

To describe someone has having a character trait is to describe them as being someone who takes actions that express that character trait, so to describe God as righteous is to say that He takes actions that express righteousness, which means that the gift of becoming righteous by grace through faith is the gift of becoming someone who does what is righteous by grace through faith. God's law is His instructions for how to do what is righteous, not for how to result it becoming righteous. In Ephesians 2:8-10, Paul said that we are new creation in Christ to do good works, so while he denied that our salvation is the result of our works lest anyone should boast, doing good works is nevertheless intrinsically part of the content of God's gift of salvation.

Your works based salvation key doesn't unlock anything.

Rom 3:28 For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].

Rom 4:6 And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Rom 4:13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Rom 4:14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

Rom 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Salvation is about Jesus & the faithful work He did & Faith placed in Him/His work!

Rom 3:25 whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] [d]sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion]

Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved [for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation].”

Salvation is accessed thru Faith Alone!

Rom 5:
1 Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

2 Through Him we also have access by faith into this [remarkable state of] grace in which we [firmly and safely and securely] stand. Let us rejoice in our [a]hope and the confident assurance of [experiencing and enjoying] the glory of [our great] God [the manifestation of His excellence and power].

 

[Soyeong]

Your works based salvation key doesn't unlock anything.

Rom 3:28 For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].

Rom 4:6 And in this same way David speaks of the blessing on the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Rom 4:13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Rom 4:14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

Rom 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Teaching a works-based salvation is teaching that our salvation is the result of our works, not that our salvation intrinsically involves doing works. In Titus 2:11-14, our salvation is described as being trained by grace to do what is godly, righteous, and good, and to renounce doing what is ungodly, so our salvation is not the result of having done those works and doing those works is not the result of having been saved, but rather doing those works is intrinsically the content of God's gift of saving us from not doing those works. Our salvation is from sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so while we don't earn our salvation as the result of obey it, living in obedience to it is intrinsically the content of the gift of Jesus saving us from not living in obedience to it. So while I can list made verses that speak against our salvation being earned as the result of our works, I can also list many verses that show that our salvation requires us to choose to do good works through by grace through faith.

Salvation is about Jesus & faithful work He did & Faith placed in Him/His work!

Rom 3:25 whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] [d]sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion]

Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved [for God has provided the world no alternative for salvation].”

Salvation is accessed thru Faith Alone!

Rom 5:
1 Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

2 Through Him we also have access by faith into this [remarkable state of] grace in which we [firmly and safely and securely] stand. Let us rejoice in our [a]hope and the confident assurance of [experiencing and enjoying] the glory of [our great] God [the manifestation of His excellence and power].

In Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so becoming zealous for doing good works in obedience to God's law is the way to believe in him and his work (Acts 21:20). Jesus is God's word made flesh, so again obeying God's word is the way to believe in him alone. The Son is the exact expression of God's nature (Hebrews 1:3), which he expressed through setting a sinless example of how to walk in obedience to God's law, so partaking in his nature through following his example is again the way to believe in the nature of who he is. The way to trust in the nature of God to correctly divide between right and wrong rather than leaning on our own understanding is by obeying God's law (Proverbs 3:1-6).

 

[BrotherJJ]

Teaching a works-based salvation is teaching that our salvation is the result of our works, not that our salvation intrinsically involves doing works. In Titus 2:11-14, our salvation is described as being trained by grace to do what is godly, righteous, and good, and to renounce doing what is ungodly, so our salvation is not the result of having done those works and doing those works is not the result of having been saved, but rather doing those works is intrinsically the content of God's gift of saving us from not doing those works. Our salvation is from sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so while we don't earn our salvation as the result of obey it, living in obedience to it is intrinsically the content of the gift of Jesus saving us from not living in obedience to it. So while I can list made verses that speak against our salvation being earned as the result of our works, I can also list many verses that show that our salvation requires us to choose to do good works through by grace through faith.



In Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so becoming zealous for doing good works in obedience to God's law is the way to believe in him and his work (Acts 21:20). Jesus is God's word made flesh, so again obeying God's word is the way to believe in him alone. The Son is the exact expression of God's nature (Hebrews 1:3), which he expressed through setting a sinless example of how to walk in obedience to God's law, so partaking in his nature through following his example is again the way to believe in the nature of who he is. The way to trust in the nature of God to correctly divide between right and wrong rather than leaning on our own understanding is by obeying God's law (Proverbs 3:1-6).

Gal 2:16 yet we know that a man is not [e]justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God’s beloved Son,] Christ Jesus. And even we [as Jews] have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law. By observing the Law no one will ever be justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty]

Rom 4:5 But to the one who does not work [that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good], but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).

NT (post death & resurrection) believers become righteousness/are placed in a right standing with the Father: thru FAITH placed in the Son's finished sin atoning work.

1 Cor 15:
1 Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomed and accepted and on which you stand [by faith].

2 By this faith you are saved [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment].

3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],

4 and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],

 

[Soyeong]

Gal 2:16 yet we know that a man is not [e]justified [and placed in right standing with God] by works of the Law, but [only] through faith in [God’s beloved Son,] Christ Jesus. And even we [as Jews] have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law. By observing the Law no one will ever be justified [declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty]

Rom 4:5 But to the one who does not work [that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good], but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).

NT (post death & resurrection) believers become righteousness/are placed in a right standing with the Father: thru FAITH placed in the Son's finished sin atoning work.

1 Cor 15:
1 Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomed and accepted and on which you stand [by faith].

2 By this faith you are saved [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment].

3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],

4 and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],

Again I agree that there are many verses that speak against earning our righteousness as the result of obeying God's law, yet there are also many verses that show that our righteousness requires us to choose to be doers of the law, such as Romans 2:13, so there must be reason why our righteousness requires us to choose to be doers of the law other than earning it as the result of our obedience, such as faith and love. In Psalms 119:29-30, David wanted to put false ways far from him, for God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and he chose the way of faithfulness, so this has always been the one and only way of becoming righteous by grace through faith. In Romans 3:21-22, the only way to become righteous that the Law and the Prophets testify about is through faith in Christ, so again this has always been the only way of becoming righteous. In Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so becoming zealous for doing good works in obedience to God's law is the way to have faith in the Son's finished atoning work (Acts 21:20).

 

[BrotherJJ]

Again I agree that there are many verses that speak against earning our righteousness as the result of obeying God's law, yet there are also many verses that show that our righteousness requires us to choose to be doers of the law, such as Romans 2:13, so there must be reason why our righteousness requires us to choose to be doers of the law other than earning it as the result of our obedience, such as faith and love. In Psalms 119:29-30, David wanted to put false ways far from him, for God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and he chose the way of faithfulness, so this has always been the one and only way of becoming righteous by grace through faith. In Romans 3:21-22, the only way to become righteous that the Law and the Prophets testify about is through faith in Christ, so again this has always been the only way of becoming righteous. In Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so becoming zealous for doing good works in obedience to God's law is the way to have faith in the Son's finished atoning work (Acts 21:20).

Rom 10:
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word [the message, the basis] of faith which we preach—

9 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.

11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will not be disappointed [in his expectations].”

Recap The word of FAITH we preach, is confess Jesus as Lord & Savior & BELIEVE He was raised from the dead. It's your BELIRF/FAITH in Him that makes you righteous/places you in a right standing with the Father. Whoever believes in Jesus death (the laws required wade for sin PAID in full) burial (proof Jesus died) & resurrection (Fathers receipt, sins required payment received & accepted)

 

[Soyeong]

Rom 10:
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word [the message, the basis] of faith which we preach—

9 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10 For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.

11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will not be disappointed [in his expectations].”

Recap The word of FAITH we preach, is confess Jesus as Lord & Savior & BELIEVE He was raised from the dead. It's your BELIRF/FAITH in Him that makes you righteous/places you in a right standing with the Father. Whoever believes in Jesus death (the laws required wade for sin PAID in full) burial (proof Jesus died) & resurrection (Fathers receipt, sins required payment received & accepted)

In Romans 10:5-11, the word of faith that we profess references Deuteronomy 30:11-16 in regard to saying that God's law is not too difficult to obey, in regard to saying that the one who obeys it will attain life by it, in regard to what we are agreeing to obey by confessing that Jesus is Lord, and in regard to the way to believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. Furthermore, Romans 10:16 speaks against those who do not obey the Gospel. The way to have faith in God to correctly divide between right and wrong though His law is by obeying it, which is why there are many verses that connect our faith in God with our obedience to Him, such as Revelation 14:12, where those who kept faith in Jesus are the same as those who kept God's commandments. In 1 John 3:7, whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous, and the reason why this is the case is not because we earn our righteousness as the result of practicing righteousness in obedience to God's law, but because practicing righteousness in obedience to it is expressing our faith, and it is by that same faith that we are declared righteous.

 

[BrotherJJ]

In Romans 10:5-11, the word of faith that we profess references Deuteronomy 30:11-16 in regard to saying that God's law is not too difficult to obey, in regard to saying that the one who obeys it will attain life by it, in regard to what we are agreeing to obey by confessing that Jesus is Lord, and in regard to the way to believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. Furthermore, Romans 10:16 speaks against those who do not obey the Gospel. The way to have faith in God to correctly divide between right and wrong though His law is by obeying it, which is why there are many verses that connect our faith in God with our obedience to Him, such as Revelation 14:12, where those who kept faith in Jesus are the same as those who kept God's commandments. In 1 John 3:7, whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous, and the reason why this is the case is not because we earn our righteousness as the result of practicing righteousness in obedience to God's law, but because practicing righteousness in obedience to it is expressing our faith, and it is by that same faith that we are declared righteous.

Every verse I posted (that you argue continue to against) are a direct C&P from scripture

The headline the Amplified Bible gives for Rom 10 is: The Word of Faith Brings Salvation.

Find the source link here: Bible Gateway passage: Romans 10 - Amplified Bible

 

[pasifika]

In Romans 10:5-11, the word of faith that we profess references Deuteronomy 30:11-16 in regard to saying that God's law is not too difficult to obey, in regard to saying that the one who obeys it will attain life by it, in regard to what we are agreeing to obey by confessing that Jesus is Lord, and in regard to the way to believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. Furthermore, Romans 10:16 speaks against those who do not obey the Gospel. The way to have faith in God to correctly divide between right and wrong though His law is by obeying it, which is why there are many verses that connect our faith in God with our obedience to Him, such as Revelation 14:12, where those who kept faith in Jesus are the same as those who kept God's commandments. In 1 John 3:7, whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous, and the reason why this is the case is not because we earn our righteousness as the result of practicing righteousness in obedience to God's law, but because practicing righteousness in obedience to it is expressing our faith, and it is by that same faith that we are declared righteous.

Hi, the "word of faith" they(apostles ) preach, as in Romans 10:8 is referring to the "Gospel of Jesus Christ " in which Faith cometh. (Romans 10:16,17)

 

[Soyeong]

Hi, the "word of faith" they(apostles ) preach, as in Romans 10:8 is referring to the "Gospel of Jesus Christ " in which Faith cometh. (Romans 10:16,17)

Hello, in Romans 10:5-8, it says that Moses wrote about the righteousness that is baed on the law that the person who does the commandments shall live by them, which is what Deuteronomy 30:15-16 says, which is also in accordance with Matthew 19:17 and Luke 10:25-28, where Jesus said that the way to enter eternal life is by obeying God's commandments. Moreover, Paul said that the righteousness baed on faith says and then quoted from Deuteronomy 30:11-14 saying in regard to God's law that the word is near your in your mouth and in your heart that you may do it, which is the word of faith that we proclaim, so it is definitely referring to what was said earlier in verse 8.

However, you are not wrong to say that verse 8 is referring to the Gospel of Christ because Deuteronomy 30:11-20 is calling for the same thing as the Gospel of Christ. In Matthew 4:17-23, Christ began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand, and God's law is how his audience knew what sin is (Romans 3:20), so calling for obedience to it in accordance with Deuteronomy 30:11-20 is the Gospel of Christ in accord with the promise (Acts 3:25-26), which is also in accordance with the Gospel that was made known in advance to Abraham in accordance with the promise (Galatians 3:8). In Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:4-5, and Deuteronomy 30:16, the promise was made to Abraham and brought about because he walked in God's way in obedience to His law, he taught his children how to do that, and because his children did that, so Paul referencing Deuteronomy 30:11-20 in Romans 10:5-8 is of central importance to the point that he was making in that chapter, but for some reason it is often interpreted it in a way that ignores that he did that.

 

[Soyeong]

Every verse I posted (that you argue continue to against) are a direct C&P from scripture

The headline the Amplified Bible gives for Rom 10 is: The Word of Faith Brings Salvation.

Find the source link here: Bible Gateway passage: Romans 10 - Amplified Bible

I did not argue against any of the verses that you posted, but rather I spoke in regard to how I think that they should be understood. Paul referencing Deuteronomy 30:11-16 in Romans 10:5-8 is central to the point he was making in verses 9-10, but those verses are often interpreted in a way that ignores verses 5-8.

 

[BrotherJJ]

I did not argue against any of the verses that you posted, but rather I spoke in regard to how I think that they should be understood. Paul referencing Deuteronomy 30:11-16 in Romans 10:5-8 is central to the point he was making in verses 9-10, but those verses are often interpreted in a way that ignores verses 5-8.

Eph 1:
6 to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].

7 In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace

13 In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].

14 The Spirit is the [e]guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.

Vs 6 By the free gift of Gods grace/Jesus the Christ

Vs 7 by FAITH in Him/His sin atoning work, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness & complete pardon of our sin

Vs 13 You heard & BELIEVED & He SEALED you with His Holy Spirit

Vs 14 His forever indwelling Holy Spirit is His guaranteed promise of eternal life

 

[Soyeong]

Eph 1:
6 to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].

7 In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace

When you quote a passage and I respond by discussing how I think it should be understood, then why do you move on to quoting other passages instead of interacting with what I said?

In Ephesians 1:5, it says that he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons, and in 1 John 3:4-10, those who do not practice righteousness in obedience to the Mosaic Law are not children of God, so Ephesians 1:5 is speaking specifically about those who obey the Mosaic Law. In Psalms 119:29, Exodus 33:13, and Titus 2:11-14, God is gracious to us by teaching us to obey the Mosaic Law, so the grace that he has bestowed upon us is again referring specifically to those who live in obedience to the Mosaic Law. In 1 John 2:6, those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked, so when verse 7 speaks about being in Christ, it is speaking specifically about those who are walking in obedience to the Mosaic Law. In Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so those who have redemption through his blood is again speaking specifically for those who are zealous for doing good works in obedience to the Mosaic Law. In Romans 3:20, the Mosaic Law is how we know what sin is, so the forgiveness of sins refers to forgiveness for transgressing the Mosaic Law.

13 In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].

In Psalms 119:142, the Mosaic Law is truth and in Psalms 119:160, the sum of God's word is truth, so those who have heard the word of truth specifically refers to those who have heard the Mosaic Law. In Matthew 4:17-23, Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God, and the Mosaic Law is how we know what sin is, the hearing the Gospel of our salvation specifically refers to those who have repented from transgressing the Mosaic Law. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus said that faith is one of the weightier matters of the Mosaic Law, so believing in him refers specifically to those who are living in obedience to it. In Ezekiel 36:26-27, the Spirit has the role of leading us to obey the Mosaic Law, so those who are stamped with the seal of the promised Spirit refers specifically to those who are living in obedience it. In Matthew 19:17, Jesus said that the way to enter eternal life is by obeying God's commandments, so every aspect of the verses that you quoted refers to someone who is living in obedience to the Mosaic Law.

 

[BrotherJJ]

When you quote a passage and I respond by discussing how I think it should be understood, then why do you move on to quoting other passages instead of interacting with what I said?

In Ephesians 1:5, it says that he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons, and in 1 John 3:4-10, those who do not practice righteousness in obedience to the Mosaic Law are not children of God, so Ephesians 1:5 is speaking specifically about those who obey the Mosaic Law. In Psalms 119:29, Exodus 33:13, and Titus 2:11-14, God is gracious to us by teaching us to obey the Mosaic Law, so the grace that he has bestowed upon us is again referring specifically to those who live in obedience to the Mosaic Law. In 1 John 2:6, those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked, so when verse 7 speaks about being in Christ, it is speaking specifically about those who are walking in obedience to the Mosaic Law. In Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so those who have redemption through his blood is again speaking specifically for those who are zealous for doing good works in obedience to the Mosaic Law. In Romans 3:20, the Mosaic Law is how we know what sin is, so the forgiveness of sins refers to forgiveness for transgressing the Mosaic Law.


In Psalms 119:142, the Mosaic Law is truth and in Psalms 119:160, the sum of God's word is truth, so those who have heard the word of truth specifically refers to those who have heard the Mosaic Law. In Matthew 4:17-23, Jesus began his ministry with the Gospel message to repent for the Kingdom of God, and the Mosaic Law is how we know what sin is, the hearing the Gospel of our salvation specifically refers to those who have repented from transgressing the Mosaic Law. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus said that faith is one of the weightier matters of the Mosaic Law, so believing in him refers specifically to those who are living in obedience to it. In Ezekiel 36:26-27, the Spirit has the role of leading us to obey the Mosaic Law, so those who are stamped with the seal of the promised Spirit refers specifically to those who are living in obedience it. In Matthew 19:17, Jesus said that the way to enter eternal life is by obeying God's commandments, so every aspect of the verses that you quoted refers to someone who is living in obedience to the Mosaic Law.

The threads focus is FAITH, is the key to salvation/righteousness, not self-works. I have presented salvation/righteous by FAITH scriptures (you continue to argue against) & I will continue (I have many more) to do so.

This law keeping for obtaining righteousness/salvation narrative you promote is not for today's Body of Christ.

King James Bible Dictionary FORGIV'EN: Pardoned remitted.
FORGIVEN - Definition from the KJV Dictionary

1 Jn 2:12 I am writing to you, little children (believers, dear ones), because your sins have been forgiven for His name’s sake [you have been pardoned and released from spiritual debt through His name because you have confessed His name, believing in Him as Savior].

Bible Gateway passage: 1 John 2 - Amplified Bible

Christ Is Our Advocate - My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin and violate God’s law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who...

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(MY NOTE: Believers you are (<right now >) FORGIVEN (<past tense), NOT just until your next sin! FORGIVEN (DONE DEAL) for Christ's name's sake, not our self-works!)

My stated (with supporting scripture) position is: Christ is the Lord our righteousness. There is nothing we can do: to work for/earn or achieve salvation/righteousness, without His FAITH as the foundation.

Acts 16:18 Jesus said; to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’

Hab 2:4 (B) the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God].

Rom 1:17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”

Because He loved us "1st" in spite of our sins/transgressions/rebellion. And bought/paid for "in full" ALL our sins. We deserve what He suffered in our place!

We know this because of the law. Our trying to keep it is impossible, no one can perfectly do this, accept Him. The law is a teacher who's job is to expose sin & administer it's punishment "without mercy" DEATH. It leads us to understand our sin has doomed us to a horrible fate & we are (on our own) helpless & in need of rescue.

The only way to redemption is thru Him. He is the Way (not our self-works) the Truth (not our self-works) & the only means to eternal life. The only way to have a right standing/be righteous before the Father is: thru FAITH placed in His sinless perpetually cleansing God blood sacrifice. The OT, it's laws & sacrifices foreshadowed/foretold His promised coming redemption/salvation.

The new FAITH based covenant is here. Cut in His sinless perpetually cleansing God blood & ratified by His resurrection. It retired the old covenant (Matt 27:51)

Christ did ALL the FAITHFUL obedient work needed & He alone holds the keys to life & death. He deserves all the credit, praise honor & glory.

Making salvation/righteousness about how great our self-works are. Say's what He did isn't quite good enough. Robbing Him of His due/earned position. He is the Lord our righteousness, our great God & Savior. To which I say thank you Lord Jesus. AMEN & Amen

 

[Soyeong]

The threads focus is FAITH, is the key to salvation/righteousness, not self-works. I have presented salvation/righteous by FAITH scriptures (you continue to argue against) & I will continue (I have many more) to do so.

This law keeping for obtaining righteousness/salvation narrative you promote is not for today's Body of Christ.

I completely agree that that salvation/righteousness is only by faith and I have never claimed that keeping the law will result in earning our righteousness/salvation as a wage - that was never the reason for why we should keep the law, so you are simply not paying attention to what I am saying and are falsely accusing me of doing thing that I am not doing. If you cite a verse that says that righteousness is by faith and I agree and discuss what it means to have faith, then I am not arguing against the verse, but am discussion how to correctly understand it, but you ignore what I say and continue to post more verses in support of righteousness being by faith, then you are persisting in your ignorance of what it means to have faith.

God is trustworthy, therefore His law is also trustworthy (Psalms 19:7), so the way to have faith in God is by following His law and it is incorrectly for you to describe obediently relying on what God has instructed as being self-works rather than God's works. In other words, Jesus is God's word made flesh, so you are incorrect to think that the way to have faith in God's word made flesh is something other than by obeying God's word.

King James Bible Dictionary FORGIV'EN: Pardoned remitted.
FORGIVEN - Definition from the KJV Dictionary

1 Jn 2:12 I am writing to you, little children (believers, dear ones), because your sins have been forgiven for His name’s sake [you have been pardoned and released from spiritual debt through His name because you have confessed His name, believing in Him as Savior].

Bible Gateway passage: 1 John 2 - Amplified Bible

Christ Is Our Advocate - My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin and violate God’s law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who...

www.biblegateway.com

(MY NOTE: Believers you are (<right now >) FORGIVEN (<past tense), NOT just until your next sin! FORGIVEN (DONE DEAL) for Christ's name's sake, not our self-works!)

My stated (with supporting scripture) position is: Christ is the Lord our righteousness. There is nothing we can do: to work for/earn or achieve salvation/righteousness, without His FAITH as the foundation.

Christ expressed his righteousness through setting an example of how to walk in obedience to God's law, so that is also the way that we walk when he is our righteousness, which is why those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked (1 John 2:6), and which has nothing to do with working for/earning or achieving salvation/righteousness. In Hebrews 1:3, the Son is the exact expression of God's nature, so the way to have faith in His nature as being the guide for how to rightly live is by following his example.

Acts 16:18 Jesus said; to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’

Hab 2:4 (B) the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God].

Rom 1:17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever remains written, “The just and upright shall live by faith.”

In Isaiah 51:7, the righteous are those on whose heart is the Mosaic Law, so the righteous living by faith does not refer to a manner of living that is not in obedience to it. Likewise, in Galatians 3:10-12, Paul associated a quote from Habakuk 2:4 saying that the righteous shall live by faith with a quote from Leviticus 18:5 that those who obey God's law will attain life by it, so again the righteous who are living by faith are the same as those who are living in obedience to the Mosaic Law.

Because He loved us "1st" in spite of our sins/transgressions/rebellion. And bought/paid for "in full" ALL our sins. We deserve what He suffered in our place!

We know this because of the law. The law (or trying to keep it "no one can perfectly) accept Him). The law is a teacher who's job is to expose sin & administers it's punishment DEATH "without mercy". It leads us to understand our sin has doomed us to a horrible fate & we are (on our own) helpless & in need of rescue.

God's law came with instructions for what to do when the people sinned, so it never required us to keep it perfectly. If you agree that the Mosaic Law reveals what sin is and that we should refrain from doing what God has revealed to be sin, then you should agree that we should obey it.

The only way to redemption is thru Him. He is the Way (not our self-works) the Truth (not our self-works) & the only means to eternal life. The only way to have a right standing/be righteous before the Father is: thru FAITH placed in His sinless perpetually cleansing God blood sacrifice. The OT, it's laws & sacrifices foreshadowed/foretold His promised coming redemption/salvation.

God's law is the way (Psalms 119:1-3), the truth (Psalms 119:142), and the life (Deuteronomy 32:46-47), and the way to know the Father (Exodus 33:13), and Jesus is God's word made flesh expressed by living in sinless obedience to it, so he is the embodiment of the way, the truth, and the life, and the way to know the Father (John 14:6-7). Self-works rely entirely on ourselves, so they do not rely on what anyone else has instructed, which again means that it incorrect for you to consider relying on what God has instructed to be self-works instead of faith. The foreshadows testify about what is to come, so we should live in a way that testifies about the truth of what is to come by living in obedience to God's law rather than live in a way that denies the truth of what is to come.

The new FAITH based covenant is here. Cut in His sinless perpetually cleansing God blood & ratified by His resurrection. It retired the old covenant (Matt 27:51)

Christ did ALL the FAITHFUL obedient work needed & He alone holds the keys to life & death. He deserves all the credit, plaise honor & glory. Making salvation/righteousness about how great our self-works are. Say's what He did isn't quite good enough. Robbing Him of His due/earned position. He is the Lord our righteousness, our great God & Savior. To which I say thank you Lord Jesus. AMEN & Amen

In Palms 119:29-30, David wanted to put false ways far from him, for God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and he chose the way of faithfulness, so this has always been the one and only way of salvation by grace through faith, and the Mosaic Covenant was also a covenant of grace. In Jeremiah 31:33, the New Covenant involves God putting the Mosaic Law in our mind and writing it on our hearts, so it is also as covenant of law.

In Titus 2:11-14, our salvation is described as being trained by grace to do what is godly, righteous, and good, and to renounce doing what is ungodly, so God training us to do these works is itself the content of His gift of salvation, and participating in that training has nothing to do with how great our self-works are or with saying that what He did is quite good enough. Furthermore, in Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so becoming zealous for doing good works in obedience to God's law is the way to believe in what Jesus accomplished through the cross (Acts 21:20), while someone returning to the lawlessness that he gave himself to redeem us from which is what would be saying that what he did was not good enough.

Obediently relying entirely on what God has instructed does not rob God the credit, but rather it is the way to give Him all of the credit. Our salvation is from sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so while we do not earn our salvation as the result of obeying it, living in obedience to it is nevertheless intrinsically part of the content of the gift of Jesus saving us from not living in obedience to it, so it is contradictory for you to say that Jesus is our Lord and Savior while speaking against obediently submitting to him as Lord and against doing what he is saving us from not doing.

 

[BrotherJJ]

I completely agree that that salvation/righteousness is only by faith and I have never claimed that keeping the law will result in earning our righteousness/salvation as a wage - that was never the reason for why we should keep the law, so you are simply not paying attention to what I am saying and are falsely accusing me of doing thing that I am not doing. If you cite a verse that says that righteousness is by faith and I agree and discuss what it means to have faith, then I am not arguing against the verse, but am discussion how to correctly understand it, but you ignore what I say and continue to post more verses in support of righteousness being by faith, then you are persisting in your ignorance of what it means to have faith.

God is trustworthy, therefore His law is also trustworthy (Psalms 19:7), so the way to have faith in God is by following His law and it is incorrectly for you to describe obediently relying on what God has instructed as being self-works rather than God's works. In other words, Jesus is God's word made flesh, so you are incorrect to think that the way to have faith in God's word made flesh is something other than by obeying God's word.



Christ expressed his righteousness through setting an example of how to walk in obedience to God's law, so that is also the way that we walk when he is our righteousness, which is why those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked (1 John 2:6), and which has nothing to do with working for/earning or achieving salvation/righteousness. In Hebrews 1:3, the Son is the exact expression of God's nature, so the way to have faith in His nature as being the guide for how to rightly live is by following his example.


In Isaiah 51:7, the righteous are those on whose heart is the Mosaic Law, so the righteous living by faith does not refer to a manner of living that is not in obedience to it. Likewise, in Galatians 3:10-12, Paul associated a quote from Habakuk 2:4 saying that the righteous shall live by faith with a quote from Leviticus 18:5 that those who obey God's law will attain life by it, so again the righteous who are living by faith are the same as those who are living in obedience to the Mosaic Law.


God's law came with instructions for what to do when the people sinned, so it never required us to keep it perfectly. If you agree that the Mosaic Law reveals what sin is and that we should refrain from doing what God has revealed to be sin, then you should agree that we should obey it.


God's law is the way (Psalms 119:1-3), the truth (Psalms 119:142), and the life (Deuteronomy 32:46-47), and the way to know the Father (Exodus 33:13), and Jesus is God's word made flesh expressed by living in sinless obedience to it, so he is the embodiment of the way, the truth, and the life, and the way to know the Father (John 14:6-7). Self-works rely entirely on ourselves, so they do not rely on what anyone else has instructed, which again means that it incorrect for you to consider relying on what God has instructed to be self-works instead of faith. The foreshadows testify about what is to come, so we should live in a way that testifies about the truth of what is to come by living in obedience to God's law rather than live in a way that denies the truth of what is to come.


In Palms 119:29-30, David wanted to put false ways far from him, for God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and he chose the way of faithfulness, so this has always been the one and only way of salvation by grace through faith, and the Mosaic Covenant was also a covenant of grace. In Jeremiah 31:33, the New Covenant involves God putting the Mosaic Law in our mind and writing it on our hearts, so it is also as covenant of law.

In Titus 2:11-14, our salvation is described as being trained by grace to do what is godly, righteous, and good, and to renounce doing what is ungodly, so God training us to do these works is itself the content of His gift of salvation, and participating in that training has nothing to do with how great our self-works are or with saying that what He did is quite good enough. Furthermore, in Titus 2:14, Jesus gave himself to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people of his own possession who are zealous for doing good works, so becoming zealous for doing good works in obedience to God's law is the way to believe in what Jesus accomplished through the cross (Acts 21:20), while someone returning to the lawlessness that he gave himself to redeem us from which is what would be saying that what he did was not good enough.

Obediently relying entirely on what God has instructed does not rob God the credit, but rather it is the way to give Him all of the credit. Our salvation is from sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so while we do not earn our salvation as the result of obeying it, living in obedience to it is nevertheless intrinsically part of the content of the gift of Jesus saving us from not living in obedience to it, so it is contradictory for you to say that Jesus is our Lord and Savior while speaking against obediently submitting to him as Lord and against doing what he is saving us from not doing.

Post #16 you wrote: ""When you quote a passage and I respond by discussing how I think it should be understood, then why do you move on to quoting other passages instead of interacting with what I said?""

For the same reason you dismiss how I say/believe, scripture should be understood.

I have been reading your message for years. Your focus is old testament doctrine. His righteousness is imputed completely independent of our obedience to the OT Mosaic code of precepts.

My NT message (supported with scripture) is based on FAITH. FAITH, not works (again shared in this post with scripture) is the key/conduit to righteousness/salvation. Righteousness/His righteousness (not ours) is an imputed (Gen 15:6, Rom 4:11, 22, 23, 24, Ja 2:23) thru FAITH "gift" (Rom 4:5 & 5:17-18) A gift is given & not earned.

Matt 9:2 They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic, “Do not be afraid, son; your sins are forgiven [the penalty is paid, the guilt removed, and you are declared to be in right standing with God].”.
(MY NOTE: FAITH alone (in Him) accessed sin forgiveness & a right standing with the Father. Every OT saint was/is saved thru FAITH)

Gal 3:
13 Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)”

14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would all receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit through faith.
MY NOTE: Christ's salvation sealing Holy Spirit is received/given thru FAITH)

BTW: Your false accusation/witness is duly noted. I've never spoken against obediently submitting to Him. I put FAITH 1st & the only requirement for salvation. Obedience & good works will follow true FAITH in Him.

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
(MY NOTE: Anyone that believes they can conquer their own sin nature, without the help of Gods Holy Spirit is mistaken).

Rom 1:5 "Through him we received grace" & apostleship "to call all the Gentiles to the obedience" "that comes from faith" for his name’s sake
(MY NOTE: Obedience comes from FAITH)

Rom 16:26 Now revealed & made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, "so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience," "that comes from faith"
(MY NOTE: Obedience is a direct result of FAITH)

When Faith is the root, obedience & good works will be the fruit.

Good works are the evidences of faith not the cause of one's salvation/righteousness.

 

[Soyeong]

Post #16 you wrote: ""When you quote a passage and I respond by discussing how I think it should be understood, then why do you move on to quoting other passages instead of interacting with what I said?""

For the same reason you dismiss how I say/believe, scripture should be understood.

We both use Scripture to support our position, so the fact that Scripture does not contradict itself means that one or both of us have misunderstood the verses that we used, hence why I discussed why I think you have misunderstood the verses that you quoted, and you have the opportunity to discuss why you disagree.

I have been reading your message for years. Your focus is old testament doctrine. His righteousness is imputed completely independent of our obedience to the OT Mosaic code of precepts.

In Jeremiah 31:33, the New Covenant involves God putting the Mosaic Law in our minds and writing it on our hearts, so my focus is on NT doctrine. Righteousness has never been the result of obeying the Mosaic Law, but rather what it means to become imputed with God's righteousness is to become someone who lives in obedience to the Mosaic Law through faith.

My NT message (supported with scripture) is based on FAITH. FAITH, not works (again shared in this post with scripture) is the key/conduit to righteousness/salvation. Righteousness/His righteousness (not ours) is an imputed (Gen 15:6, Rom 4:11, 22, 23, 24, Ja 2:23) thru FAITH "gift" (Rom 4:5 & 5:17-18) A gift is given & not earned.

Works can be done for any number of reasons other than in order to earn our righteousness, such as faith, so saying that our gift of righteousness requires us to choose to do works through faith is not saying that we need earn our righteousness. While it is true that Abraham believed God, so he was declared righteous (Genesis 15:6), it is also true that he believed God, so he chose to obey God's command to offer Isaac (Hebrews 11:7), so the same faith by which he was declared righteous was also expressed as obedience to God, but he did not earn his righteousness by his obedience as a wage (Romans 4:1-5). In James 2:21-24, it quote Genesis 15:6 to support saying that Abraham was declared righteous by his works, his faith was active along with his works, and his faith completed his works, so he was declared righteous by his works insofar as they were expressing his faith, but not insofar as they were earning a wage.

Matt 9:2 They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic, “Do not be afraid, son; your sins are forgiven [the penalty is paid, the guilt removed, and you are declared to be in right standing with God].”.
(MY NOTE: FAITH alone (in Him) accessed sin forgiveness & a right standing with the Father. Every OT saint was/is saved thru FAITH)

I completely agree that the one and only way of salvation is by grace through faith. Every example of saving faith listed in Hebrews 11 are examples of OT people doing works.

Gal 3:
13 Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross)”

14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would all receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit through faith.
MY NOTE: Christ's salvation sealing Holy Spirit is received/given thru FAITH)

Again, I agree that it is through faith and have never suggested otherwise.

BTW: Your false accusation/witness is duly noted. I've never spoken against obediently submitting to Him.

I'm sorry if I misunderstood you. Do you agree or disagree that we should obey the Mosaic Law?

I put FAITH 1st & the only requirement for salvation. Obedience & good works will follow true FAITH in Him.

In Titus 2:11-14, it doesn't say either that our salvation is earned as the result that follow from having done works or that doing works is the result that follows from having been saved through faith, but rather the content of our salvation is described as God gracious teaching us to do works.

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
(MY NOTE: Anyone that believes they can conquer their own sin nature, without the help of Gods Holy Spirit is mistaken).

I've never suggested that we can conquer our own sin nature without the help of God's Holy Spirit.

Rom 1:5 "Through him we received grace" & apostleship "to call all the Gentiles to the obedience" "that comes from faith" for his name’s sake
(MY NOTE: Obedience comes from FAITH)

Rom 16:26 Now revealed & made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, "so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience," "that comes from faith"
(MY NOTE: Obedience is a direct result of FAITH)

When Faith is the root, obedience & good works will be the fruit.

Good works are the evidences of faith not the cause of one's salvation/righteousness.

The vast majority of translations say obedience of or to faith, not that it comes from faith. When we take an action that is expressing faith in God to correctly divide between right and wrong though His law, then that is the obedience of faith in accordance with the grace that we have received.

 

[fhansen]

FAITH is the key to salvation/righteousness

Eph 2:
8 For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;

9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation]

Heb 11:
1 Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].

2 For by this [kind of] faith the [a]men of old gained [divine] approval.

3 By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God] we understand that the worlds (universe, ages) were framed and created [formed, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which it was testified of him that he was righteous (upright, in right standing with God), and God testified by accepting his gifts. And though he died, yet through [this act of] faith he still speaks.

Faith is the means to salvation because it's the means to the authentic righteousness that the law could never deliver, but that God can. God, alone, can justify man, to 'put His law in our minds and write on our hearts' (Jer 31). Faith is to enter union/fellowship with the true God, a relationship that we were meant to exist in, and which we're lost, sick, dead without.

"But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe." Rom 3:21-22