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Originally Posted by Chan
It isn't faith that saves us, it's grace that saves us; faith is just the means through which grace saves. The Bible doesn't say "by faith you were saved." Ephesians 2:8-9 tells us, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast" (emphasis mine).
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Faith can also save without the mention of grace.
Lu 7:50
And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
Lu 18:42
And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.