Sorry Dave, but you have it wrong...you can't be saved by faith alone. See following Scripture...pretty straight forward.
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Ralph you have it all wrong my friend..... for by grace are you saved through faith,not of works, lest any man should boast.
You cannot earn your salvation by keeping the law.....it is your school master to teach you that you are a sinner (Galations) furthermore if you can earn your salvation..... why then did Jesus bother dying; his death would be for naught *nothing* Jesus death on the cross was all sufficient to pay for all sins...... you only need to believe..
Scripture tells us; That if thou confess with thy lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in thine heart that God had raised him from the dead, thou shall *be saved*........... no mentions of works there........... just Faith.......
comment on verse 10 jesus said all commandments are hung on this 2 commandments to love god with all your heart, soul, mind, and strenght, and to love thy neighbor as thy self all other comandments are like a mirror the apostle paul said to show me what kind of person i am without god and jesus. christ died he fulfilled all the law and love fulfills all the law the love of god,neighbor and self amen
We must search the scriptures to learn of all commandments of God that was not nailed to the cross. ( of the father, the son and the holy ghost) so that we may obey them all because if we do not we will be under the law and condemned by it. To be under grace and have the law written in our hearts we must obey it all by repenting and confessing to Jesus when we fall short of keeping the whole law. If we want to save our soul in the end and be saved from sin and the world now; we must keep it all.
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
You cannot earn your salvation by keeping the law.....it is your school master to teach you that you are a sinner (Galations) furthermore if you can earn your salvation..... why then did Jesus bother dying; his death would be for naught *nothing* Jesus death on the cross was all sufficient to pay for all sins...... you only need to believe..
Scripture tells us; That if thou confess with thy lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in thine heart that God had raised him from the dead, thou shall *be saved*........... no mentions of works there........... just Faith.......