Faith Alone

Living Faith Includes the Love of God (Charity)

Galatians 5:6 (Faith is alive through love)

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision: but faith which worketh by charity.

1 Corinthians 13:2

And if I should have prophecy, and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge; and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

We Are Saved by Faith Alone

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace you are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, that no man should boast.

Romans 3:28 (The state of justification is never obtained by works)

For we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Romans 5:1

Being justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 10:9

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Galatians 2:16

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Philippians 3:9

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.

Love (Charity) Saves

1 Peter 4:8

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Luke 7:47

Wherefore I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

Galatians 5:6

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

1 John 4:7-8

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Romans 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

1 John 4:16

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and anyone who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.

Saving Faith Produces Works of Love

1 John 3:16-18 (Works prove that we have love, without love faith is dead)

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

James 2:17

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

James 2:20

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

James 2:26

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Matthew 7:16-20 (A Saving faith, alive by love, produces fruit i.e. works)

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Faith is a gift

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace you are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, that no man should boast.

1 Corinthians 12:9 (Faith is listed as a gift of the spirit)

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit.

Philippians 1:29

For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake.

Formal Cause of Justification

Romans 4:5 (Faith is our righteousness, given to us by God)

But to him that worketh not, but believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice.

Romans 4:3 (Abrahams faith was counted as righteousness)

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him to justice.

Philippians 3:9

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.