Romans 4:5
But to the one who does not work, but BELIEVES in Him who justifies the ungodly, his FAITH is reckoned as righteousness
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Excellent. This verse is surely the ultimate “gotcha” answer for all faith-plus-worksers.
I know, because I can read.
I can read, because I was taught to read by Catholic nuns, who knew how to teach.
However, I learned the way to salvation as an adult from Protestants!
Sola Fide!
That verse references the story of Abraham, and I explained it in total context in this video:
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In the video, I point out...
1. the importance of having an active faith (Abraham had to have sex with Sarah to have Isaac, which was key to God's covenant with humanity; Abraham also had to be willing to sacrifice Issac)
2. that Abraham seemed to already have some sort of faith in Genesis 12, and what changed between Genesis 12 and Genesis 15:6 was that Abraham had done good works (he had built three altars in honor of God and had done what God told him to do)
3. that people still had to do works at the beginning of God's covenant (e.g. circumcision), or risk being cut off from Him, and that baptism is, basically, the new circumcision
4. and what Paul meant when he denounced "works."