[LearsFool]

Oh, but I DID answer your questions. If you want a "simple" letter answer, then perhaps you need to pose better questions.

Questions, questions. People want "better questions", but they don't want to answer them.

Well, fine, we'll see if these are "better" enough to please you:

What causes sins to be forgiven?
A. Faith
B. God's grace
C. Jesus' sacrifice
D. Baptism
E. Confession of Christ
F. All of the above

Which is unnecessary for sins to be forgiven?
A. Faith
B. God's grace
C. Jesus' sacrifice
D. Baptism
E. Confession of Christ
F. None of the above

[CynicalBear]

It is written “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

[boatbums]

Nope, not any better! Preloaded to get the gotcha answer is no way to ask questions honestly. I don't know why you continue to play this game. If you want to believe that your actions added to your faith are what saves you, go ahead and trust in that. You will have to ask, though, in what are you trusting to save you? Your works or Jesus' work?

It's either grace OR works, not both. If it is by grace, then it's not by works because grace wouldn't BE grace. And if it is by works, then it is not by grace because works wouldn't BE works. See Romans 11:6.