Chuckle!!! You'd be more convincing if you DIDN'T base your arguments on what the Bible DOESN'T say. Your cite makes it clear that "Works" aren't a contributory factor in Being Born Again of the Holy Spirit.
Your cite makes it clear that salvation is by FAITH, and also illustrated the truth in Rom 10:17, that FAITH comes by hearing GOD'S WORD. We refer to that as "Being CONVICTED OF OUR SIN". THEN you can repent and cry unto God to save you - and He will, and you start over NEW.
The works part is actually faith and belief. I've already went into detail about this. No where in the bible does paul ever mentioned grace without faith or belief being a contributing factor. Paul indicates, that cooperation in bestowing the grace must be met with a cooperation on the part of the person receiving the grace. Otherwise (if no action is taken) it will be rendered vain. Thus in biblical language there is a human cooperation needed both in the giving and in the receiving of this grace.
The point is that we cannot criticize as unbiblical the language of cooperating with God in salvific matters.
Besides using the verb "synergize" (sunergeo, the verb used in different forms in the three preceding verses) Paul even uses the more "shocking" term "synergist" (sunergos) or "co-laborer" with respect to himself and God, saying: "For we are God's fellow workers (sunergoi); you are God's field, God's building" (1 Corinthians 3:9).
Here Paul again speaks of himself (and others) as synergists or cooperators with God in salvific matters, meaning that the score is now two verses speaking of God cooperating and two verses speaking of men cooperating, an even balance.
As you can clearly see, Paul goes into detail about needing to cooperate with God's grace.Or the grace that god has given you is in vain.
we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—for He says, “At the acceptable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”— (6:1b–2)
I also went into detail about us needing to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Before one can embrace faith and belief.
Again, don't put the cart before the horse. I am not disagreeing that God's grace and faith alone. Is what's necessary for us to become righteous and saved.
But my understanding is God's grace is god offering us help as a free gift and not salvation as a free gift. That it is not God's grace that accomplishes salvation but gods grace is nessacary for salvation. It is God's grace that is helping us to achieve salvation. We still have free will and choice, to either cooperate or to rebel. There is no where in the Bible that says that God's grace accomplishes salvation. That's where we disagree. You say that God's grace accomplishes salvation. I say that God's grace helps us to achieve salvation. So therefore, my view requires free will and choice to still be at play, where one can still lose their salvation.And you're saying that your will and choice are no longer in play, and therefore you cannot lose your salvation.That's another disagreement we have.
“You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the Law; you have fallen away from grace” (Gal. 5:4).
Do not be deceived,” and he goes on to list multiple sins, warning that those who commit them will not “inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Cor. 6:9–10).
As you can see these verses clearly say that you can lose your salvation and that if you partake in certain sins you will not be open to receiving god's grace, but will be cut off from god and his kingdom.
