Why is faith necessary for salvation?
Faith is necessary for salvation because salvation must believe, and Scripture says without faith it is impossible. Faith is believing, and God rewards those who diligently seek Him. This is an unalterable requirement that cannot be compromised, just as blood had to be shed for remission.
Les explains that Hebrews 9:22 and Hebrews 11:6 are two unalterable attributes you cannot compromise but must face head-on. Hebrews 9:22 says without shedding of blood there is no remission, so Christ's death fulfilled God's demand that blood be shed for the soul that sins. Hebrews 11:6 says without faith it is impossible, and Les emphasizes that salvation must believe—faith is believing—and God rewards those who diligently seek Him. Paul constantly reminds us of the work of the cross: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. You either accept or reject these truths because they cannot be compromised.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
More Questions
Why do we need faith to receive what God did in salvation?
Faith is necessary because without faith it is impossible to please God, so the works of salvation must be reckoned by faith.
Why must faith be part of the salvation experience?
Salvation has to be by faith and it is all of faith, because Hebrews says without faith it is impossible to please God — so a sermon on salvation that never uses the word faith is deficient.