[Quester]

I believe there is a misconception on how Protestants view the concept of "faith alone".

For the Protestant, ... "faith alone" ... means that we agree with God, ... as He speaks through Paul, ... when He says that the causation of salvation is all of grace ... and none of works (Ephesians 2:8-9).

It does not mean that Protestants see "faith" ... as the end of the story.

OTC ... it is just the beginning.

Faith is what brings us to God ... in reprentance ... and acceptance.

In response to our faith, God adopts us as members of His own family, ... and begins the process of re-making us into the creations He would have us to be.

So then, we too ... begin to function in life as His children ... in obedience to Him, ... as opposed to functioning outside of His Lordship and Fatherhood.

We love Him ... because He first loved us.

We love our neighbor ... because He re-makes us into the loving images of His own character.

We obey Him, ... as we would a loving Father, ... for such He is.

And ... as members of His family, ... we do not fear for our establishment in Him, ... for He has promised ... to never cast us aside ...

John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

[InterestedQuestioner]

"And as members of His family, we do not fear for our establishment in Him, for He has promised to never cast us aside John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."

It's not Christ casting us aside that I'm worried about, rather it's us casting Christ aside. We're always "free" to do that.