Saved by faith, not saved by faithfulness
Ephesians 2:8-9 [8]For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; [9]not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. The Bible is clear that salvation is by grace through faith. It is equally clear that this salvation is a gift of God and not a result of works. But boastful people cannot accept this. They cannot accept that they have no role in their own salvation. So they redefine what it means to be saved by faith apart from works. One way people redefine salvation by grace through faith is to say that we are saved by faith alone but the faith that saved is not alone. This is just a fancy way of saying if you truly believe, there must be accompanying works because it is the works that qualify faith as a saving faith. So if you believe in Jesus but have no works, you don't actually believe. This is like saying you believe in Jesus but you don't actually believe in Jesus. They're inserting works in the faith equa...