Alaska Library Association

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Bart Goddard wrote:

> nnalyd@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>
> > where in the Bible does it say that one must believe God is a trinity
> > in order to be saved? Verses please:
>
> This is the way a legalist would word the question. But Christians don't
> believe any of man's actions cause his salvation, not even the act of
> believing. So to a Christian, your question is pointless.

He didn't say anything about the cause of the belief.

>
> With the cart behind the horse, we say that those who are saved believe
> that Jesus is God.

Which is a repetition of the initial assertion.

> Peter's and Thomas' confession show this.

Peter's confession is hotly debated (between Protestant and RC, for
example); and the JWs don't read Thomas' confession the way we do.
Their reading is contrary to the Greek -- but that doesn't change the
fact that they see it differently.

> And Jesus promised to build His church on Peter's confession.
>

So why aren't you RC? Are you not saved?

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Gary wrote:

> "Bob Felts" wrote in message
> news:F62569F2-6692-74CC-6553-17847BFC8EDF@srcbs.org...
> > Gary wrote:
> >
> > > "Bob Felts" wrote in message
> > > news:96CA7083-00F2-CEA8-8EEF-753A42BE06FA@srcbs.org...
> > >
> > > > The way God views faith it isn't a work. The way you view faith it
> > > > is.
> > >
> > > I truly believe that the way you view faith is it a work,
> >
> > On what basis do you make this claim? Especially since I claim that
> > faith is something that God causes to happen in a person who is
> > spiritually dead.
>
> Because you claim that if an unregenerate man has faith
> to receive Christ then that faith is "works."

It's clear that you don't understand, because I would never make such a
claim. What I claim is that an unregenerate man cannot have faith in
Christ.

>
> God says that: Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what
> law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
>

I know what God says. But, once again, you put a spin on this verse
that simply isn't warranted.

> Thus God, and not us anti Calvinists say that boasting is excluded from
> salvation, because it is received by faith and not by works!
>

Boasting is excluded because it is God who gives the faith. Except in
your system where some men have it and others don't. In your system,
those who have faith can brag "look what I did! I believed bec