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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.
You quote Gal 3:2, but this talks about receiving the Spirit, not salvation. Find me a verse in the New Testament where the apostles say we are saved solely by believing.
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Receiving the Spirit IS salvation (Acts 10:44, Romans 8:9).
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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Rom 10:9because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: 10for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame. 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him: 13for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Believing in the heart results in righteousness and justification, not salvation. It is with the mouth that confession is made unto salvation.
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Righteousness and justification, IS salvation
https://carm.org/justification-and-sanctification
The cults consistently blur the meanings of the two terms and misapply the truths taught in God's word. The result is a theology of works' righteousness--of earning their salvation, which only leads to damnation. This is because by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified (Gal. 2:16). Man cannot contribute to his salvation (Gal. 5:1-8). Man is sinful, and even his best deeds are stained and filthy before God (Isaiah 64:6). Therefore, making a person right before God can only be God's work (Gal. 2:20).
You would condemn Witness Lee for teaching deification but here you are espousing a doctrine of works like a Catholic.