{"id":45530,"date":"2021-02-19T12:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T09:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45530"},"modified":"2025-05-12T02:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T23:07:42","slug":"is-it-true-that-a-persons-faith-is-what-will-save-them-and-not-anything-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/02\/19\/is-it-true-that-a-persons-faith-is-what-will-save-them-and-not-anything-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it true that a person’s faith is what will save them, and not anything else?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If <\/span>you\u2019ve <\/span>ever <\/span>preached <\/span>the <\/span>gospel <\/span>of <\/span>salvation <\/span>to <\/span>people, <\/span>I <\/span>believe <\/span>you\u2019ve <\/span>encountered <\/span>some <\/span>who <\/span>might <\/span>say <\/span>the <\/span>following: “<\/span>It <\/span>doesn\u2019t <\/span>matter <\/span>what <\/span>religion <\/span>you <\/span>follow, <\/span>or <\/span>what <\/span>you <\/span>believe, <\/span>your <\/span>faith <\/span>is <\/span>what <\/span>will <\/span>save <\/span>you. <\/span>Just <\/span>believing <\/span>that <\/span>God <\/span>exists <\/span>is <\/span>enough; <\/span>the <\/span>other <\/span>details <\/span>are <\/span>not <\/span>that <\/span>important.”<\/span><\/p>\n

They <\/span>might <\/span>even <\/span>say <\/span>that <\/span>someone <\/span>who <\/span>worships <\/span>through <\/span>a <\/span>tree <\/span>or <\/span>an <\/span>animal, <\/span>or <\/span>uses <\/span>a <\/span>rosary, <\/span>God <\/span>listens <\/span>to <\/span>them <\/span>too, <\/span>as <\/span>long <\/span>as <\/span>they <\/span>have <\/span>faith. <\/span>In <\/span>their <\/span>view, <\/span>the <\/span>key <\/span>is <\/span>faith, <\/span>not <\/span>anything <\/span>else.<\/span><\/p>\n

There <\/span>is <\/span>some <\/span>truth <\/span>in <\/span>this; <\/span>faith <\/span>is <\/span>indeed <\/span>the <\/span>bridge <\/span>to <\/span>God, <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>Scriptures <\/span>state:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hebrews <\/span>11:<\/span>6 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span>“<\/span>And <\/span>without <\/span>faith <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>impossible <\/span>to <\/span>please <\/span>God, <\/span>because <\/span>anyone <\/span>who <\/span>comes <\/span>to <\/span>him <\/span>must <\/span>believe <\/span>that <\/span>he <\/span>exists <\/span>and <\/span>that <\/span>he <\/span>rewards <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>earnestly <\/span>seek <\/span>him.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, <\/span>what <\/span>they <\/span>fail <\/span>to <\/span>understand <\/span>is <\/span>that <\/span>faith, <\/span>if <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>founded <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>right <\/span>foundation, <\/span>cannot <\/span>lead <\/span>anywhere. <\/span>What <\/span>I <\/span>mean <\/span>by <\/span>this <\/span>is <\/span>that <\/span>faith <\/span>with <\/span>no <\/span>clear <\/span>basis <\/span>or <\/span>proper <\/span>foundation <\/span>cannot <\/span>lead <\/span>to <\/span>salvation. <\/span>Simply <\/span>believing <\/span>that <\/span>God <\/span>exists <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>enough. <\/span>Even <\/span>demons <\/span>believe <\/span>that, <\/span>and <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>ask <\/span>them, <\/span>they <\/span>will <\/span>tell <\/span>you, “<\/span>Yes, <\/span>we <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>God, <\/span>and <\/span>He <\/span>helps <\/span>us.” <\/span>The <\/span>demons <\/span>themselves <\/span>will <\/span>admit <\/span>they <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>God <\/span>and <\/span>even <\/span>tremble <\/span>at <\/span>His <\/span>name:<\/span><\/p>\n

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James <\/span>2:<\/span>19 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span>“<\/span>You <\/span>believe <\/span>that <\/span>there <\/span>is <\/span>one <\/span>God. <\/span>Good! <\/span>Even <\/span>the <\/span>demons <\/span>believe <\/span>that\u2014<\/span>and <\/span>shudder.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So, <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>say, “<\/span>I <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>God, <\/span>and <\/span>I <\/span>fear <\/span>Him,” <\/span>know <\/span>that <\/span>you\u2019re <\/span>no <\/span>different <\/span>from <\/span>demons. <\/span>If <\/span>you <\/span>think <\/span>that <\/span>such <\/span>a <\/span>faith <\/span>will <\/span>get <\/span>you <\/span>to <\/span>heaven, <\/span>you <\/span>should <\/span>know <\/span>that <\/span>demons <\/span>will <\/span>get <\/span>there <\/span>first <\/span>and <\/span>you\u2019ll <\/span>follow <\/span>after <\/span>them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus <\/span>clearly <\/span>stated <\/span>in <\/span>John <\/span>14:<\/span>6<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span>I <\/span>am <\/span>the <\/span>way <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>truth <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>life. <\/span>No <\/span>one <\/span>comes <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>Father <\/span>except <\/span>through <\/span>me.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This <\/span>means <\/span>that <\/span>no <\/span>faith <\/span>can <\/span>save <\/span>you, <\/span>except <\/span>the <\/span>faith <\/span>that <\/span>believes <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ. <\/span>Without <\/span>faith <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ, <\/span>salvation <\/span>is <\/span>impossible. <\/span>It\u2019s <\/span>like <\/span>saying, “<\/span>I <\/span>have <\/span>a <\/span>phone <\/span>with <\/span>good <\/span>service <\/span>and <\/span>enough <\/span>credit <\/span>to <\/span>call <\/span>you <\/span>whenever <\/span>I <\/span>need <\/span>to,” <\/span>yet <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>don\u2019t <\/span>have <\/span>my <\/span>phone <\/span>number, <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>never <\/span>be <\/span>able <\/span>to <\/span>contact <\/span>me. <\/span>It <\/span>doesn’t <\/span>matter <\/span>how <\/span>good <\/span>your <\/span>phone <\/span>is <\/span>or <\/span>how <\/span>many <\/span>numbers <\/span>you <\/span>have <\/span>in <\/span>your <\/span>contacts; <\/span>without <\/span>my <\/span>number, <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>never <\/span>reach <\/span>me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, <\/span>people <\/span>try <\/span>to <\/span>reach <\/span>God <\/span>in <\/span>various <\/span>ways <\/span>of <\/span>their <\/span>own <\/span>invention. <\/span>Some <\/span>use <\/span>their <\/span>religion, <\/span>others <\/span>their <\/span>denomination, <\/span>some <\/span>try <\/span>to <\/span>connect <\/span>through <\/span>animals, <\/span>trees, <\/span>idols, <\/span>the <\/span>sun, <\/span>the <\/span>moon, <\/span>etc., <\/span>claiming <\/span>they <\/span>are <\/span>seeking <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>God. <\/span>When <\/span>you <\/span>tell <\/span>them <\/span>that <\/span>their <\/span>religion <\/span>or <\/span>denomination <\/span>won’t <\/span>save <\/span>them, <\/span>they <\/span>argue, “<\/span>Don’t <\/span>mislead <\/span>us. <\/span>It’s <\/span>our <\/span>faith <\/span>that <\/span>will <\/span>save <\/span>us.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Brother, <\/span>sister, <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>don’t <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ, <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>not <\/span>reach <\/span>anywhere.<\/span><\/strong> Believing <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>merely <\/span>saying, “<\/span>I\u2019m <\/span>a <\/span>Christian,” <\/span>or “<\/span>I <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus,” <\/span>but <\/span>rather <\/span>it <\/span>involves <\/span>sincere <\/span>repentance <\/span>of <\/span>your <\/span>sins <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>commitment <\/span>to <\/span>turn <\/span>away <\/span>from <\/span>them. <\/span>Secondly, <\/span>it <\/span>requires <\/span>being <\/span>baptized <\/span>by <\/span>immersion <\/span>in <\/span>water <\/span>in <\/span>His <\/span>name, <\/span>as <\/span>commanded <\/span>in <\/span>Acts <\/span>2:<\/span>38 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span>Peter <\/span>replied, ‘<\/span>Repent <\/span>and <\/span>be <\/span>baptized, <\/span>every <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>you, <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>name <\/span>of <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>forgiveness <\/span>of <\/span>your <\/span>sins. <\/span>And <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>receive <\/span>the <\/span>gift <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit.'”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Then, <\/span>after <\/span>baptism, <\/span>you <\/span>must <\/span>receive <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>and <\/span>begin <\/span>living <\/span>a <\/span>holy <\/span>life <\/span>that <\/span>aligns <\/span>with <\/span>His <\/span>Word (<\/span>the <\/span>Bible). <\/span>Only <\/span>through <\/span>this <\/span>process <\/span>does <\/span>your <\/span>faith <\/span>become <\/span>complete. <\/span>At <\/span>that <\/span>point, <\/span>you <\/span>can <\/span>be <\/span>sure <\/span>that <\/span>you <\/span>are <\/span>truly <\/span>worshiping <\/span>God <\/span>through <\/span>His <\/span>Son, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n

But <\/span>merely <\/span>saying, “<\/span>I <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>God; <\/span>my <\/span>faith <\/span>will <\/span>save <\/span>me,” <\/span>while <\/span>not <\/span>knowing <\/span>what <\/span>God <\/span>expects <\/span>of <\/span>you <\/span>through <\/span>His <\/span>Word, <\/span>or <\/span>not <\/span>doing <\/span>what <\/span>He <\/span>asks, <\/span>means <\/span>that <\/span>you <\/span>are <\/span>lost. <\/span>If <\/span>you <\/span>die <\/span>today, <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>go <\/span>to <\/span>hell. <\/span>Likewise, <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>take <\/span>pride <\/span>in <\/span>your <\/span>denomination <\/span>and <\/span>refuse <\/span>to <\/span>seek <\/span>Christ, <\/span>the <\/span>only <\/span>way, <\/span>then <\/span>hell <\/span>will <\/span>also <\/span>be <\/span>your <\/span>destiny. <\/span>There <\/span>are <\/span>no <\/span>invented <\/span>ways <\/span>to <\/span>reach <\/span>God. <\/span>It\u2019s <\/span>mandatory <\/span>to <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus <\/span>and <\/span>have <\/span>your <\/span>sins <\/span>washed <\/span>away <\/span>by <\/span>Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maranatha.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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