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You've confuse discipleship with salvation, you're assuming they're the same thing, and that's why you're telling me that, "Obeying the commandments WILL NOT earn you salvation, but not obeying them, even if you profess to believe, will condemn you." Which is to say that we are saved by works even though we aren't saved by works. It's inherently contradictory.

Faith is simple trust. The issue isn't how big your faith is, it's who your faith is in; by saying you must perform to have faith, you've made yourself the object of faith; by believing in Christ's work alone despite any success or failure of your own, you've made Him the object of faith.




 

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He didn't equate the two. He simply was talking about the second  definition of paradise, as the dictionary page shows.



Paradise as used with the thief on the cross, applies to the first definition.





Different places. Just like today and English, words can have multiple meanings.



Sorry if it doesn't fit your preconceived notion.



I trust those that know the language and put the dictionary together, over someone doing scriptural  gymnastics to try to make versus fit his preconceived idea of doctrine.



Try to humble yourself and look at it from the possibility that they may be two different places and that your interpretation may be wrong.

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I did. Your first sentence could be taken one of two ways. Either you and I are heretics. Or you and he think I'm a heretic. Given past posts which condemned me to eternal damnation for being Catholic, I assumed you meant the latter.
 

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If a person knowingly sinned his whole life,  understanding the commandments, and knowingly disobeying them, with the plan of simply accepting Christ on his deathbed, and getting out of jail free,  then yes I believe they will be damned.      If a person has not known the gospel while living his sinful life,  discovers it,  has a change of heart, repents, and accepts Christ through baptism before he dies, then that is a different story.  I believe the Lord will hold us accountable for the knowledge we have of his plan, and the level to which we knowingly rebel.



Do you believe a change of heart is required?



Can a person be saved that simply says a few words, with no real intent, and continues sinning?

I know many pastors that will call people that do that saved, just because words were said.



All sin is rebellion, and you already admitted you sin. So how much sin is permissible? And are you familiar with the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard? We all get paid the same whether we come in the morning or the evening.



And now you are again betraying what you said earlier about faith...and taking Christ at His word that WHOSOVER believes shall not perish bit have everlasting life.



There are many books that talk about how obedience or some works are necessary.



In Hebrews 5 we read:



9. And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;



And we obey by believing, see John 3:36, 5:40 and John 6:49.



Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." and  "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day." By relying on what you do for your eternal status you in fact do not rely on Him; you are essentially saying "don't worry God, even though You say You died on the cross and gave me eternal life as a free gift, I don't believe you, so I'll just try to do it myself, because I'm better than those other sinners who believe what You said.





Paul mentions several times that sinners won't be saved:
In 1st Cor:  



9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. Read the context starting at verse 1, this is about Christians taking each other to court to have their disputes resolved by people who are spiritually dead, just like they were (see verse 10). This has nothing to do with salvation.





In Galatians we read



19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,



20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,



21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.



This passage is about those who are not saved walking in the flesh, because they have not been born again of the spirit. BTW the word for "do" in v.21 is actually the Greek word for practice (prasso, Strong's #4238), which is the same word in Romans 7:19.

Interesting how you ignored the verse before this, "But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law." i.e., born agaian.



He tells the Ephesians, that even after they have become saints,  if they are unclean,covetous, or an idolater,  they will not receive an inheritance.



3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;



4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.



5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

This is similar to the last two verse you quoted out-of-context. It means that people who are not in Christ (who have not received eternal life by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone) will not get into heaven.

Paul does exhort people to walk in the spirit, and avoid sin, but never in the context of salvation/justification, because those who he's writing to are already saved. It's in the context of discipleship/sanctification.

He tells the Phillipians:



12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.



This is in context of the persecution the Philippians were suffering, and "salvation here" is in reference to being delivered from that persecution, not salvation from God's judgement. If that were the case then Paul contradicts his own words in Romans 4:2-6, Ephesians 2:8-9 and elsewhere.



In Titus, we read:



11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,



12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;





Read Titus 3:4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE HAVE DONE, but ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY HE SAVED US, THROUGH the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 that HAVING BEEN JUSTIFIED BY HIS GRACE we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Paul cannot be contradicting himself in the same letter! Yes we should live that way, but it isn't a matter of salvation, faith towards God, or a prerequisite towards faith.



An LDS scholar wrote an answer in relation to Romans 11:6



John A. Tvedtnes





In several of his epistles, Paul wrote that salvation came by grace, not works. For example, he wrote of Christ "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.” He told the Romans that "if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.” He asked his readers, "Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”



Was Paul teaching that good works were not the basis of salvation? If so, how are we to understand passages like Revelation 20:12-13, which say that God will judge men "according to their works”? The answer lies within Paul’s epistles to the Romans and the Galatians, in which he clearly explained what he means by "works.” He declared that "Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone.” He also wrote,



We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.



From these passages, it clear that Paul was saying that salvation did not come by the "works of the law,” meaning the law of Moses, but by the higher law brought by Christ. He did not teach that good works in general were not necessary for salvation, only that the law of Moses "was added because of transgressions…Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.



You understand Revelation 20:12-13 as not a judgement of "heaven or no heaven" for believers, but a matter of those rewards for discipleship I was telling you about. And Paul's reasoning in Romans 11:6 is that works and grace are mutually exclusive. Your Mormon "scholar" then tries to use Romans 3 to attack the context of Romans 11! Yet he ignores how Paul transitioned from no justification by the law, to using Abraham as an example of one who was justified by faith before there was the law of Moses! Does this guy even read the context or is he just cherry-picking verses so people will keep tithing and the church can pay him?!
It's also odd that if grace is all that is needed,  why did Christ never once mention that?   His whole life,  he never once mentioned that works were not important.



Christ's teachings:



"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."



At that time in His ministry, He was announcing the time had come, they were to change their minds (repent) and welcome the Messiah, but they did not. It's not a salvation verse.





He upbraids many cities for their sins:



20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.





See last comment.



Other verses where Christ himself tells how living a good life is needed for salvation:





20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.



Which is ironic, because you're trying to teach the same thing the Pharisees did: that your outward righteousness reflects your inward reality, when in fact it does not. The only human that is righteous is Christ, and God gives us that righteousness by faith.



16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.



Yeah the Rich Young Ruler, who if you read the whole thing, was convinced of his own righteousness (he claimed to do all of the law, which was a lie). BTW Jesus told him to sell what he had and give to the poor; have you done this?  



24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: Discipleship verse.



47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

Discipleship. Yes we should listen to the wisdom of God, because as the Creator of the universe He has told us what will benefit us spiritually, but again, this isn't about justification before God, this is about wisdom.



21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.



Read the context. Starting in verse 15 he talks about false teachers and knowing them by their fruits (words), then in verse 21 He describes how those false teachers will come before Him and proclaim all their amazing works, which Christ will not deny, but instead will deny them on the basis of "I never KNEW YOU". BTW what's the will of the Father? ""And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that EVERYONE WHO SEES THE SON AND BELIEVES IN HIM MAY HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE; and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:40)



For Christ,  the DO was very important.    If only grace was needed,  I'm sure the master would have mentioned it. "For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17)

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So since I gave you explanations to verses that you brought up, I think it's only fair that you explain how these verse do NOT support the idea that faith, and only faith (which in Greek means "trust") is required for eternal life:

Luke 7:48-50 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.


Luke 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.


Luke 18:42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.


John 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.


John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:


John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.


John 3:15-16 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.


John 3:15-18 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.


John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.


John 4:39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.


John 4:41-42 And many more believed because of his own word; And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.


John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.


John 5:45-47 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.  For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.  But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?


John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.


John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.


John 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.


John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.


John 7:38-39 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)


John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.


John 8:29-30 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. As he spake these words, many believed on him.


John 9:35-38 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.


John 10:24-26 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.


John 11:15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.


John 11:25-26 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?


John 11:41-42 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.


John 12:36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.


John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.


John 13:19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.


John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.


John 17:20-21 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.


John 19:35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.


John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.


John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.


Acts 3:16  And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.


Acts 4:4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.


Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.


Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.


Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.


Acts 9:42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.


Acts 10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.


Acts 10:45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.


Acts 11:17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?


Acts 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.


Acts 13:12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.


Acts 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.


Acts 14:1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.


Acts 14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.


Acts 14:27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.


Acts 15:7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.


Acts 15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.


Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.


Acts 17:4-5 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.


Acts 17:11-12 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.


Acts 18:8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.


Acts 18:27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:


Acts 19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.


Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.


Acts 21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.


Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.


Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.


Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.


Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:


Romans 3:25-28 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.


Romans 3:30  Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.


Romans 4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.


Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.


Romans 4:9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.


Romans 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:


Romans 4:13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.


Romans 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,


Romans 4:23-24 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;


Romans 5:1-2 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.


Romans 9:30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.


Romans 9:32-33 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.


Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.


Romans 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)


Romans 10:8-10 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 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. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation (Salvation here means deliverance from temporal threats or God’s chastening).


Romans 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:


Romans 11:30-32 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.


Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.


1 Corinthians 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.


2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.


Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.


Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.


Galatians 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?


Galatians 3:5-9 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.


Galatians 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.


Galatians 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.


Galatians 3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.


Galatians 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.


Galatians 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.


Galatians 5:5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.


Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,


Ephesians 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,


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


Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,


Philippians 1:29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;


Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:


1 Thessalonians 1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.


1 Thessalonians 2:10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:


1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.


2 Thessalonians 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.


2 Thessalonians 2:12-13 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:


2 Thessalonians 3:2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.


1 Timothy 1:16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.


1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.


1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.


1 Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.


2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.


2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.


Hebrews 4:2-3 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.


Hebrews 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.


Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.


Hebrews 11:6-7 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.


Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.


James 2:2-3 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:


1 Peter 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.


1 Peter 1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.


1 Peter 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.


1 Peter 2:6-7 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,


1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.


1 John 5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?


1 John 5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.


1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.


Jude 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
 

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Because you are looking at the Bible with blinders on.   You are so focused on making sure the bible fits your preconceived doctrine,  that you are unable to look at something from a different viewpoint.
We both agree that faith and belief are important to be saved.   You share a few verses that say works won't save you, and have two ways to look at it.
1. Look at the rest of the Bible, see Christ's teachings about all the good he teaches we should do,  realize that even if we do good all our lives,  we will still sin, and fall short of God's glory, thus only by believing in Christ, can his grace overcome those sins and save us.
Or the complete opposite extreme view
2.   Because works won't buy us salvation,  it is a sin to try an do good things,  so we don't need to do absolutely anything except believe and Grace does the rest.





You claim that faith and works are contradictory.   They are not  The only way they are contradictory is if someone is doing good with the intent that they are trying to earn their salvation, and denying Christ in the process.
The entirety of the Bible, is God telling men through his prophets, Son, or apostles, over and over to repent of their sins and do good.  
In both examples I listed,  Grace is what brings the salvation.  It is a free gift in both situations, and without it, neither is saved.
God does expect us to live righteously.  but he doesn't expect us to be perfect.  That is why he sent his son,  to make up the difference when we err.

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Its interesting to me that in posting a huge number of quotes, or Bible verses, with an accompanying question is rather disingenuous form of query. If someone responds to the question, the retort is usually, 'what about all the rest I posted?' Really a bogus technique IMO.