RogerDC

Believe what you like - the Scripture clearly says Adam was NOT deceived.

Are you saying only Paul letters are genuine?

Really? Why?

The thief also defended Jesus when the thief on the other cross mocked/criticized Jesus - that is "works". Regardless, using the exceptional example of someone about to die represents a poor argument for the doctrine of "faith alone". Furthermore, if the thief did no works but was saved on the basis of "faith alone", that means he was saved by "dead" faith, as James says - "faith without works is dead".

Our good works demonstrate our love for God - "If you love me, you will keep my commandments" (John 14:15). If God programs us like robots to do good works as a result of faith, those works don't demonstrate our love of God; rather they are just meaningless acts of mindless instinct. God wants us to demonstrate our love for Him by works that are a result of our 0wn free will. Having said that, the grace that comes with faith allows the believer to more easily recognize and resist sin and conform to the will of God, but repenting and resisting the temptation to sin is the result of our own free will. Grace does not turn believers into good-works robots; grace can be resisted and a believer can choose to do bad works instead of good works.

I think you've got it wrong. The Cross alone is not what saves us - it makes our salvation possible. Abiding in Christ is what saves us, and abiding in Christ means having faith and keeping his commandments (1John 2:3-4). A believer who doesn't keep "His commandments is "a liar, and the truth is not in him" (1John 2:3-4). James 2;24-26 says "a man is justified by works and not by faith alone" - so salvation through faith alone is unscriptural. James also says "faith without works is dead" (2:26) - so faith alone is DEAD FAITH. Nowhere in the Bible does it say we are saved by faith alone, which is a false doctrine.

"faith associated with actions" - sounds the same as "faith and works".

In Gal 5:19-21, Paul warns believers that their sins can result in their exclusion from the kingdom of God. This implies obeying laws is essential for salvation, does it not? Furthermore, James 2 says "a man is justified by works and not by faith alone" and "faith without works is dead". In other words, faith alone is dead faith. Btw, "works" includes obeying laws.

For starters, that verse is referring to the OT. Furthermore, that verse doesn't say Scripture provides ALL doctrine. The canon of the NT was decided on until the fourth century and before that the early Church relied on the teachings and practices passed on from the apostles as doctrine. Only during the Reformation 1500 years later was the man-made tradition of Sola Scriptura invented.

Which doctrine is that exactly? There are thousands of different churches, mainly due to the fact that there are thousands of different doctrines. Which church teaches the correct doctrine?

It was a vision, not reality. Creatures that appear in visions are not evidence of real creatures. Are all the weird creatures described in Revelation real creatures?

What do you mean by "the law"? In Gal 5:19-21, Paul warns believers that their sins can result in them being excluded from the kingdom of God - in which case they would end up in hell. So clearly, there are laws that Christians must obey or they won't be saved.

What is "believing faith"? I can't find that term in the Bible.

Yes, he did: 11Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 13For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. 15Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety. (1Tim 2)

You said you don't put your faith in the Bible, but you trust the Bible. Confusing.