Does someone need to ask God outloud "please save me" to be saved?
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LOL! Faith and belief are the same thing. And grace is what God gives to us so that we can respond through faith.
It is by grace through faith, not by faith through grace.
And it is not "just faith" and it is not "all you need is faith and belief . . ." You need faith in order to be saved.
It is not through faith alone or just by faith or all you need is faith. It is by grace through faith.
What am I trying to say?
Here are the words of an old favorite song:
Only trust Him, only trust Him
Only trust Him now
He will save you, He will save you
He will save you now
The song would be much deeper, clearer, and effective if we sang it without the "only": So it would go like this:
trust Him, trust Him
trust Him, trust Him
He will save you, He will save you
He will save you now
By speaking of "faith only" or "just faith' we actually minimize the importance and function of faith.
It is by grace through faith, not by faith through grace.
And it is not "just faith" and it is not "all you need is faith and belief . . ." You need faith in order to be saved.
It is not through faith alone or just by faith or all you need is faith. It is by grace through faith.
What am I trying to say?
Here are the words of an old favorite song:
Only trust Him, only trust Him
Only trust Him now
He will save you, He will save you
He will save you now
The song would be much deeper, clearer, and effective if we sang it without the "only": So it would go like this:
trust Him, trust Him
trust Him, trust Him
He will save you, He will save you
He will save you now
By speaking of "faith only" or "just faith' we actually minimize the importance and function of faith.
Romans, Chapter 10:
8But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Pretty much sums it up
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