ladybug wrote:
What you are missing is what was pointed out - faith is a gift. Paul is consistent in his writings, keep on reading until you get to Ephesians 2:8,9. Faith is a gift, it is given by God, we don't 'put our trust' in Christ, we haven't the ability to do so. God must give us faith to believe, that was the whole point which seems to be overlooked. Faith is a gift, not something you do, not a work, like 'putting your trust', all who believe do so because God has given them faith to believe. Eph. 1,yes, they trusted 'after' they heard the Gospel, this is how God saves. He opens the mind at the preaching of the truth, He gives His elect understanding and causes them to trust in Christ. Apart from Him, you can do what? Nothing. We abide in Him, by His power, even believing is by His power.

What name wrote:
Neil from Tucson "FYI, hybrids like the basic Prius have very limited EV capability, enough for parking; plugin hybrids like the more costly Prius Prime are what you're talking about."
Time to get your battery serviced. We drive around the city on electric all the time in a Prius C and save a lot of $

She condemned a website for using language that is clearly found in Scripture and said it was teaching a wirks salvation.

Your thinking is based purely on your logic (see last sentence of your post) and not on what is taught in the Bible

Hear the Word of the Lord,

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent

If that doesn’t fit your theological bent, then maybe you should change it to line up with what saith the Scripture.

Paul’s testimony in Acts 26 was that God told him to go the Gentiles to open their eyes to turn them from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins an stated he did that by telling them they should repent and turn to God and do works meet for repentance

What you do not find is someone saying do nothing, if you’re God’s elect the Holy Spirit will enlighten you to this truths and grant you repentance and faith, if your damned then this message is meaningless to you.

Paul and Silas answered the Philippians jailer’s question what must I do with believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thous halt be saved

Peter answered the Jews at Pentecost question what must we do with Repent and be baptized

Phillip the evangelist told the Ethiopian Eunuch if thou believes with all thy hear, thou mayest

Peter told Simon Repent of this thy wickedness

Peter told those at Cornelius house whosoever believeth in him shall receive mission of sins

Paul preached at Antioch that through this man is preached unto you forgiveness of sins and that by him all that believe are justified

Paul and Barbnabas told the people at Lystra that they should turn from these vanities unto the living God

cv wrote:
But it's not a substitute for wanting to know the truth - to know Him - THE TRUTH

There is no *command* to honor, celebrate or remember the examples of Old Testament saints for their faith, but Hebrews 11 is still in the Bible.

There was no *command* to honor, celebrate, or remember the Providential hand of God (in a book that doesn’t even mention Him) but we still have the days of Purim

There is no *command* to honor, celebrate or remember the many great stories in the Bible, like Abraham and Isaac, or Daniel in the Lions den, or David and Goliath, the three Hebrew children in the midst of the fire, etc. but they are still celebrated, remembered and honored in Christianity today .