Replies

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.

The answer to both questions is F. But I'll bet you knew that already. Why you dodge that is another question altogether.

In God's mercy, He accepted the Son's sacrifice on our behalf. Is that all there is to it? (Ak! Another question! But rather than wait for an answer, I'll press on.)

No, that's not all there is to it. Did the ark save everyone from the flood? Or only those with faith? Why, only those with faith, of course. Likewise, God tells us we must either turn to Him in faith or else be lost.

Noah preached for 100 years and could only find 7 people with enough faith to join him on the ark. Did their faith save them? Yes. Did the ark save them? Yes. Did God save them? Yes. Did water save them? Yes. Did their getting in the ark save them? Yes.

The false teacher who wrote the OP's article would eliminate some of the things which saved Noah and his family. If he had been around back then, he wouldn't have gotten into the ark, let alone help build it. He doesn't have enough faith in God. Instead, he'd have spent his time trying to dissuade Noah's family from getting into the ark.

Those who likewise persist in propagating this false "faith-only" gospel are just like him. Not only do they not understand how faith works in baptism to receive God's grace, they lack the faith to simply do whatever God commands. Instead, they come up with elaborate explanations for NOT doing what God says. And not only do they lack faith, like the pied piper they lead others down the same road to perdition.

"For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." - II Timothy 3:6-7

Whether their false teaching springs from a zeal and vehemence against the false religion of Catholicism, or whether it has some other originating source, is beside the point. They preach a false gospel, and spew lying promises of salvation.

If you've fallen prey to their seductive lies, I hope you'll turn back to the Scriptures of God and seek out the truth.