Will simply having faith in Jesus saves you?

Question

Does just by believing that Jesus is Christ save you? or do you need something else like holy spirit? Any thoughts?

Just for thoughts:
If charity is the prime reason to be saved what did Jesus die for? Redemption is misleading since being saved doesn't depend on our Saviour but on our own deeds? Those who eventually entered the Kigdom of God may take pride since they do so on their own account/efforts. What about those who can't do much charity like beggars, the disabled, the sick. Their ability to do charity is hindered greatly by their condition.

Answer 1

We are saved by grace, not by works, so that no one can boast.
We are saved by grace alone. Recall that in Acts 16:31 the jailer asked Paul and Silas how to be saved. They responded, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved." The jailer believed and immediately became saved.
Close to 200 times in the New Testament salvation is said to be by faith alone - with no works in sight. Consider the following:
John 3:15 tells us that "everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
John 5:24 says, "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my words and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."
In John 11:25 Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies."
John 23:46 says, "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."
John 20:31 says, "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
If salvation were not by faith alone, then Jesus' message in the Gospel of John - manifest in the above quotations - would be deceptive, stating that there is one condition for salvation when there are allegedly two - faith and works.
I must emphasize that we are saved by faith for works. Works are not the condition of our salvation, but a consequence of it We are saved not by works, but by the kind of faith that produces works.

Eph 2:8-10 God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this: It is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Answer 2

Absolutely not!

That was the prime error of Martin Luther|||||


We need *charity* above all things| (see 1 Corinthians 13 that if you have faith and not love, you are nothing).

Charity is defined as wanting the happiness, the dignity, and the affirmation of the other person just because you want to lift that person up.

We cannot simply use other people as mere means to our own advantage|

If we do this and do not have charity, we will go straight to hell!


Many professed Christians do not have charity|

They go to Church and do good deeds and acts of piety, but they have no true caring for the other person in their heart.

All their "goodness" is nothing but selfishness and is thus abominable to God|


Jesus shows us in Matthew 25:31-46 what the criterion for salvation is.

If we are kind and helpful to others, truly working to relieve their distress, we will be saved.

But if we ignore others and are interested only in ourselves (the cloak of good deeds done for praise is irrelevant here) we will be damned.


It is as simple as that!






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Answer 3

The Holy Spirit is given to the believer of Jesus and don't be fooled by people that claim you can only have it if you speak in tongues because that isn't true.There are gifts of the Holy Spirit that will be manifest to you and you should read the 12th chapter of 1 Corinthians to learn of them.The Holy Spirit is the spirit of truth,you wouldn't come to Jesus except the Holy Spirit draw you to Jesus.

Answer 4

Only God is qualified to Judge.; but according to the bible the answer is no.

Answer 5

Maybe a good lawyer.