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And we know from Jesus that "belief" is a work (John 6:29).

You should quote scripture correctly and completely if you're going to quote it.

John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

"THE WORK OF GOD..." not of man.

In Christ, Wiley

Do you then hold that man cannot believe of his own accord? That he has no free will to determine his response to the Gospel? That he is an automaton, incapable of free agency?

That is the ultimate reality of the “faith only” argument. But as you can see in the original posting, this tag is a misnomer. “Works of Faith” are inseparably welded to “Belief of Faith”, and Faith is comprised of the two, together.

You should quote scripture correctly and completely if you're going to quote it. John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. "THE WORK OF GOD..." not of man.

is Baptism a work of God or man?

Mat 21:25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

Col 2:11 in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ; Col 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

suppose I wanted to build a house and got a architect to design it> Then I got contractors to build it. Whose work would it be? Did I build my own house or not? If I have servants to serve me, and I told then go out and tell every about me. Whose work are they doing ? Their work or my work. Whose work are the disciples doing when they follow the commandments of the lord?

Mat 28:18 And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Mat 28:20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Whoses work are they doing when they don't follow the Commandments of the Lord?