Essential Baptist Principles_™
As taught in the Holy Scriptures
February  2012

Selected Scripture
 

Hebrew 11:6

"But without faith, it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

Comment:
This scripture plainly states that it is impossible to please Him (God) without faith. Would accepting the Lord as your personal savior be pleasing to God? If it would be, then this scripture says you cannot do that without having faith.

The worldly false doctrine on salvation goes about like this: "Hearing is essential to initial salvation. One cannot be saved without faith in Jesus (John 3:16;Hebrews 11-6) and one cannot gain faith without hearing the gospel. Paul explained, "So then faith cometh by hearing , and hearing by the word of God" Roman 10:17) Hearing is also necessary to remain saved as a Christian. (Galatians 5:4; 2Peter 2:20-22;Revelatons2:7)"   - From a local magazine delivered to my door.

Their doctrine is absurd and dishonors God and his revealed word. The scriptures they use clearly show it is an impossibility for a dead alien sinner to perform any act, that is pleasing to God, without first having faith.

 "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh." (Hebrews 11:2) Ask yourself, where did Abel get his faith? There were no gospel preachers. Wasn't Cain and Abel the first sons of Adam and Eve?

Faith is the gift of God, it is given by God to his children when He quickens them from a dead alien sinner unto a born again child of God. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any any man should boast."  (Ephesians 2:8-9) Elder Claude McKee

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