born of water

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Yep the message of faith, believe on jesus, repent and be baptized. Pretty simple message of faith. Nothing there says you have to believe that you are justified by faith only or you are damned.

If the Galatians had "run in vain" because they were believing a false gospel of grace PLUS works, then I think it goes without saying that a sinner has not been justified by faith if he has been fed a gospel of faith plus Catholic works or faith plus LDS works. Justification by faith and the new birth go hand in hand. If a sinner has not seen that he can be justified by faith ONLY, he has not believed the gospel that Paul preached.

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Originalist

If the Galatians had "run in vain" because they were believing a false gospel of grace PLUS works, then I think it goes without saying that a sinner has not been justified by faith if he has been fed a gospel of faith plus Catholic works or faith plus LDS works. Justification by faith and the new birth go hand in hand. If a sinner has not seen that he can be justified by faith ONLY, he has not believed the gospel that Paul preached.

One can be justified by faith while believing they are justified by faith and works. Wouldn't you agree?

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by jfrog

One can be justified by faith while believing they are justified by faith and works. Wouldn't you agree?

Nope.