[boatbums]

First of all, when the way of Righteousness is simple faith, there can be no personal glory allotted to any man. All of the glory goes to the God who has made salvation possible.

Essential truth that MUST be realized before we can receive THE gift. Good article. Thanks.

[metmom]

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[Dutchboy88]

"How is it that believing in the heart brings a man into Righteousness? Why does God require belief?"

With all due respect, the premise of the Gospel is that we are unable to provide even "belief". If God "requires" it, and by this you mean "we must provide this result", then we have crafted yet another "work" that would demand the wages paid (Rom. 4). The concept of grace is "unmerited favor poured upon undeserving men/women" and thus is entirely the work of God. And, if, "...it does not depend on the man who chooses or the man who works, but upon God who has mercy...and He will have mercy upon whom he chooses and He will harden whom He chooses." then all of this, even believing, is His operation in us not Synergism.