[RnMomof7]

Faith and repentance are gifts of God.

Rom 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Faith does not save Hank..Faith in Jesus Christ saves...and that is saving faith a gift of God..It is generated not by carnal man but by the spirit of God.

1Cr 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

Sola Gracia ....Sola Fide

[Hank Kerchief]

The question was not how faith and repentance occurred, whether they were a gift or not, but if it were possible to be saved without them. I assume you believe you cannot be save without faith and repentance, which I agree are gifts from God, as are all things.

Is that correct? And very importantly, is faith a work? Is repentance a work? You did not answer those questions. On other threads, Calvinists have asserted that faith and repentance are works. Is that your position? Hank