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Originally Posted by Forrest
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Was salvation actually granted by doing? Or, was salvation (deliverance whether it be physical or spiritual) granted by believing God, which in turn resulted in obedience (doing)?
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That is a very good inquiry. In all cases God wants belief. The doing is part of showing the belief, but there was never a case of salvation without belief.
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I've always thought "belief" in God's particular word, command, or instruction alone is the instrument for deliverance and for pleasing God, regardless of the dispensation--past, present, or future?
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Would believing animal sacrifice was what God wanted you to do, without actually doing them, be enough under Mosaic law?
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Was it faith alone, which resulted in genuine works? Or was it faith plus works when combined, that provided deliverance? It seems logical and obvious that it required both, I know. And I think that's what you're saying. But doesn't genuine faith result in genuine obedience and action? Isn't faith, therefore, the principle truth that provides the salvation?
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It has been said that it is always grace through faith, with the content of faith being different depending on whom you were and when. I think that sums it up well.