[xzins]

Betty, I know of no historic Christian denomination that believes mastery of the written word grants salvation.

That would be salvation granted by virtue of a “work”, that is, mastering the text.

Although, (for those who understand this allusion) it sure would increase the relevance of “Bible Quiz” night. :>)

[Elsie]

Betty, I know of no historic Christian denomination that believes mastery of the written word grants salvation.

That would be salvation granted by virtue of a “work”, that is, mastering the text.

Indeed!

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John 6:28-29 (niv)

Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

 

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1 John 3:21-24

  Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.  And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.  The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

[Elsie]

The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent

HE has sent - not some bozo who appears in concert with another dude, telling lies in the forest.