Do you believe that your religion can save you why or why not?

There’s no religion that can save anybody. There’s only one name – Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Again, your soul can’t be saved by just joining any religious sect or denomination. Those who choose not to worship God or in another deity choose to worship their own thinking.

Are we saved by faith or belief?

God’s Word says that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus and not by our own efforts or works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Grace Alone. Our best efforts can never be good enough to earn salvation, but God declares us righteous for Christ’s sake. We receive that grace through faith alone.

What is faith that does not save?

And, it is the faith that followed Jesus spoke of during His last Feast of Tabernacles (ref. John 8:31-59). Simply put, faith does not save when it is not accompanied by obedience to the word of God.

Is religion the same as faith?

Faith and religion are similar, yet very different, concepts. Religions are historic and cultural systems that evolve with time, while faith is an individualistic, personal feeling of one person.

What is salvation through faith?

Salvation by faith is trust and confidence in the work of Jesus Christ to forgive us, reconcile us to God, and enable our growth in righteousness and true holiness. Scripture passage for the sermon: “By grace ye are saved through faith.” – Ephesians 2:8 (KJV)

What is the saving faith?

To put it into my own words, saving faith is a free and unmerited gift, granted only to undeserving sinners, according to God’s sovereign grace, through which we personally receive an irrevocable share in the full salvation accomplished for us by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Why is your faith important to you?

Faith isn’t just a notion that some people hold onto in tough times; faith is an important element to all human life on earth. Faith is what helps to get us through, illuminating the pathway in times of darkness, helping to give us strength in times of weakness. Without faith, we are nothing.

Why can’t religion save you?

Religion can’t save you because to enter God’s eternal kingdom you need the new birth by the Holy Spirit. The story of Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus runs from 3:1-21, but somewhere after 3:12, Nicodemus fades out as John records Jesus’ words about the Son of Man being lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness.

How are we justified before God through faith alone?

In other words, the Roman Catholic Church declares that we are justified before God by grace through faith, but not through faith alone. We must add our good works to that faith in order to obtain, preserve, and increase our right standing before God.

What is faith and why does it matter?

Faith gives you strength: the inner resolve to withstand turmoil. The writer of Psalm 138 says of God, “In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul.” When we are right with God, we never go into turmoil alone. We have the Creator of the Universe on our side.

How does faith change the way we think?

When we allow the reality of the Gospel to affect every part of our lives, it changes the way we think which changes how we behave. Faith causes us to act on what we haven’t experienced yet, to believe promises in the Bible that haven’t been fulfilled yet, and to trust God when our situations haven’t changed yet.