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faith is more than intellectual assent. James 2.

Continuing, repetitive period. The tense does not indicate quantity. Please note the word "willful" If we continually sin with no intention of ever turning from it, we need to be warned as we may not be regenerate and may be deceiving ourselves.

The tense indicates a continuing, repetitive action, not a single act. . 1 John 1:9 states that sins committed by Christians are forgiven if confessed, but sin must not rule over us. We must put to death the sins of the flesh. By the Spirit. See Romans 8. Of course, sanctification is a...

It is God's grace that saves us. The scripture does teach that we are justified by faith, but salvation involves other things beside justification (new birth, adoption, sanctification, etc) So faith does not save us, the power and mercy of God does, but it must be received.