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.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Now, answer me this...Is belief and confession a work? Is that your claim?
Also, as an earlier poster said, if baptisim were nessessary for salvation, it would be mentioned EVERY TIME that belief is. It's not, so do we have to guess? In Christ, Wiley