Dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ of Nazareth, our Lord and Savior,
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Serious question looking for some answers. Thought maybe I could find some here. I want to post two scriptures and see what people conclude. I’ll post the KJV.
My question is this: is faith in Christ a work?
John 6:28,29 KJV
28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
If I understand correctly, Jesus is saying that the work God wants us to do to have salvation of our soul is to believe on His Son Jesus Christ.
However, Paul says that we are given a gift of being saved because of our faith and that it has nothing to do with our works or self-effort.
Can someone explain this to me? Thank you.
Please read this OP before answering.
Serious question looking for some answers. Thought maybe I could find some here. I want to post two scriptures and see what people conclude. I’ll post the KJV.
My question is this: is faith in Christ a work?
John 6:28,29 KJV
28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Ephesians 2:8,9 KJV
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
If I understand correctly, Jesus is saying that the work God wants us to do to have salvation of our soul is to believe on His Son Jesus Christ.
However, Paul says that we are given a gift of being saved because of our faith and that it has nothing to do with our works or self-effort.
Can someone explain this to me? Thank you.
For a person to believe in the True Jesus Christ, it takes the work of God in them, we believe according to the mighty working of God Eph 1:19
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power
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