Saving faith is trusting in Jesus Christ as Lord, which is fides specialis or special faith. This necessarily includes trusting in the Bible as his infallible Word, which is fides generalis or general faith.

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Saving faith is trust in Jesus Christ based on the truth of who he is and what he has done. We believe because we are born again and then accept the truth presented to us in the gospel.

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We are not saved because of the extent of our knowledge about Christ but a trusting response to the true knowledge we have.

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We cannot give a formal list of doctrines that must be believed to be a Christian, but true saving faith does require knowledge of the truth and placing our trust in Jesus Christ.

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True saving faith requires that we agree with the facts as presented in the Bible, including miracles, and that we place our trust in Jesus Christ as our Savior.

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We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. The Roman Catholic church misunderstands the proper role of faith and adds the requirement of works and the mediation of the church, which is unbiblical.

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Saving faith is penitent faith, which unites us to Jesus Christ so that his sacrifice atoned for our sins and we receive his righteousness. No other faith will save us.

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True repentance and saving faith always occur together. When a man is born again he sees how awful his sin is and how glorious Christ is and turns from his sin in repentance and to Christ in faith.

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The first thing a born-again person will do is repent of their sins and believe in Jesus Christ. True repentance is not just feeling sorry for the consequences of your sin, but being grieved that you have offended the holy God and hating your sin.

http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/uncategorized/152-repentance/

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