Why Did Paul Think *Faith* Would Bring Salvation?

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Why Did Paul Think *Faith* Would Bring Salvation?
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Why Did Paul Think *Faith* Would Bring Salvation?

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I received this question recently and decided to post on it again. It seems like it should be a softball. It turns out, it’s not. It’s a hard curve. Here’s the question and my response. QUESTION: Why did Paul establish the idea of salvation via faith? Why did he think that salvation by Jesus’ crucifixion was conditional on faith? Especially when Jesus’ ministry often promoted good works and when Jesus himself surely would have believed in salvation via good works (being Jewish)? Read by Petra Ortiz

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