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"FAITH - BELIEF" |
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Inquiry Subject |
Inquiry Highlight |
IQ-12 |
Faith alone
and the Lord's grace of salvation?
(Romans 10:9-11) |
From my readings of the Bible, especially the significant
verses my church taught us, I’ve learned that what the Lord
essentially requires of us is to have faith in Him. In
fact, it is faith alone which
makes us worthy to merit the Lord’s grace of salvation. As
Romans 10:9-11 teaches us: “That if you confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved. For
with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession
is made
unto salvation. For the Scripture says, ‘Whoever believes in Him
will not be put to shame’.”
Charles Ostling, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
U.S.A.
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IQ-80 |
Saved through
faith ONLY... and not of works?
(Ephesians 2:8-9) |
IF BY GRACE man is saved "through faith" and "not
of works," as Apostle Paul stated in Ephesians 2:8-9, then why
does man still need to become a member of the Church of Christ in
order for him to be saved? Doesn't a person need only to
have faith?
Manuel Tolentino,
Makati City, Philippines
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IQ-81 |
Can a man all
by himself work out his own salvation by just having faith
in God? |
I CAME TO know of the
Iglesia ni Cristo through a friend who is an active member of your
Church. I am a devout Catholic who had the opportunity to see for
myself what sort of religion the Iglesia ni Cristo is.
I have the following questions: What makes you certain you
are the selected few or the chosen ones Christ will save? How
about those who are not members of your Church? Will they be
saved?
I believe that religion cannot save man. Only he
himself alone can lift up his soul to God through his faith in Him.
J.M.E.,
Zamboanga, Philippines
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IQ-97 |
No need to
conspire to alter teachings |
I AM A DEVOUT CATHOLIC. In the process
of my historical and biblical search for the truth, Mr. Efren Baula,
a member of your Church gave me several copies of God's Message. I
was satisfied in reading your magazine, although even before this, I
already had doubts about my own beliefs and practices. In the July
1994 issue of God's Message, the article, "Just
when was Christ made God?", made it clear that Christ was made God
in order to preserve the empire of Rome. This teaching is against
the doctrines of the Bible.
My questions are as follows:
1. Was there a conspiracy between the Roman empire and
the pagans to reverse the original biblical doctrines?
2. What happened to the early
Christians, the original believers in Christ, during the evolution
of the doctrine of Christ's deity?
3. Was the flock or the Iglesia ni Cristo then
existing? What was the name of the flock?
Nestorio Boco,
Eastern Samar, Philippines
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IQ-150 |
Saved by
believing in or receiving Jesus as personal Savior and not by
being a member of any particular church |
THE APOSTLE PAUL clearly teaches that "it is
by grace that you have been saved, through faith—and not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can
boast" (Ephesians 2:8). John 3:16 further adds
that "... He (God) gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
Romans 8:1 thus concludes:
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus." Doesn't it follow from these
verses that we are saved by believing in or receiving Jesus as a
personal Savior and not by being member of any particular
church?
Will K. Scott,
Washington D.C., USA
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IQ-158 |
"you have been saved
through faith not of works”. So where does Church membership
come in here? |
I LEARNED THAT your Church opposes the
teaching that faith alone matters in salvation. Some religions
indeed dismiss it as flawed ..... But how can it be faulty when
it is the Bible itself that teaches it? John 3:16 states: "For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting
life.” Ephesians 2:8-9 substantiates, "For by grace you have
been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the
gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Notice the
phrase, "you have been saved through faith not of works”. So
where does Church membership come in here?
"The Believer” Address withheld upon sender's request
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