Salvation by faith alone is unbiblical.
Mesenja,
Here, let me post this again for you, because you obviously didn't read it
And you can't reject it just because it refutes Mormon beliefs!
Genesis 15:6 Then he (Abraham) believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.
Romans 4:3 For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM believed GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED to him as righteousness."
Galatians 3:6 Even so Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED to him as righteousness.
Philippians 3:9 And may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from
the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which
comes from God on the basis of faith
Do you see the word '
work' anywhere associated with the means whereby God credited righteousness to Abraham and Paul based
on their faith in the above scriptures?
And what is more, what about the thief on the cross?
Luke 23:39-43 One of the criminals who were hanged
there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!"
But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? "And we indeed
are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me (
faith) when You come in Your kingdom!" And He said to him, "
Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
Do you see
works here associated with the thief's saving faith?
And what is more, what about Habakkuk 2:4? You know that scripture is the reference for the scriptures Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; and Hebrews 10:38, right?
Galatians 3:11 Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, "THE RIGHTEOUS man shall live by faith."
Can you build a structure that will endure without a solid foundation?
In the Bible, saving faith, being born again, justifies you before God and He credits you with Jesus' righteousness, just like Paul stated.
This saving faith is the foundation you must have before you build on it with works (
John 15:1-11)
Jesus says so in
Matthew 7:21-27 "
Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART from ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE lawlessness.' "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock (
Jesus)
. "Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. "The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall."
In this scripture Jesus is explicitly saying works without saving faith and a personal relationship with Him, will only lead you to hell.
The foundation is faith in Christ alone
And what is more, consider 1 Corinthians 3:10-15,
1 Corinthians 3:10-15 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. If any man's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
I sure hope you grasp what this scripture is saying about
salvation in Jesus Christ by faith alone!
Your problem is that you have to pull proof texts out of Biblical Scripture to support your
bad Mormon theology, and you are completely
unaware of all that God's Biblical Scripture says.
RCM