Faith alone or obedience + faith = salvation?
Without faith, it is not possible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Do not get your faith and your obedience mixed together or you will find yourself in the Judgment preceding death in Hell.
Before any “obedience” becomes relevant, you must first establish New Covenant relationship with the Father by faith, alone, in Jesus, alone. Your “obedience” prior to establishing covenant relationship with the Father is likened to a bloody menstrual cloth in His nose (Isaiah 64:6). Obedience is NOT an element of salvation in the New Covenant.
Once you have established New Covenant relationship through faith in Jesus, the indwelling Holy Spirit begins a good work within you, He anoints you to walk obediently in daily Christian sanctification and the Spirit produces divine fruit through you (Galatians 5:16-23) and this fruit fulfills all law; both codified and spiritual; this fruit actually pleases the Father and will stand the test of authenticity at the BEMA Judgment; this fruit will also prove you to be a legitimate servant, disciple, of Jesus (John 15:8).
Do not consider or teach that obedience is an element of salvation, that is legalism, that is a cult, that is Hell for the soul. Participating in water baptism; keeping a Sabbath; partaking of the Eucharist; attending a Mass or Confession; paying indulgences; praying the rosary; keeping the traditions of Torah; these things are NOT equated to salvation nor do they supplement the sufficiency of Jesus to redeem you by faith in Him as Messiah, alone. Relationship by faith, first – obedience will naturally follow if your faith is legitimate and true.










