Salvation by Grace through Faith

[TibiasDad]

@TibiasDad


Yes because biblical faith is a gift of grace which is a gift. True believers believe by or because of grace Acts 18:27

27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through[dia: because of] grace:

But once you hijack Faith or believing out of the realm of grace, and make it a condition the unregenerate does to experience salvation, you took the contrast away. Its no longer biblical faith but mans faith.

Dia does not mean “because of grace” in this verse. With the genitive, dia means the means by which something is accomplished. It is by means of grace that we have believed.

This doesn’t mean that the act of believing itself is a gift, but that believing in Christ is by means of grace giving us something to believe.

A similar construction is found in Acts 18:9 that says “9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.

Literally it means God spoke to Paul “through or by means of” (dia) a vision. (Genitive)

You can’t just pick the possible definition that suits your desire. Syntax matters, grammar matters.

Doug

 

[brightfame52]

@TibiasDad

Dia does not mean “because of grace” in this verse.

Yes it does dia

dia: through, by, because of, for the sake of

They all mean the same

Strong's Greek: 1223. διά (dia) -- through, by, because of, for the sake of

1. of one who is the author of the action as well as its instrument, or of the efficient cause: δἰ αὐτοῦ

Then we have a contempary translation :

Apollos decided to travel through Achaia. So the Lord's followers wrote letters, encouraging the followers there to welcome him. After Apollos arrived in Achaia, he was a great help to everyone who had put their faith in the Lord Jesus because of God's gift of undeserved grace. CEV

27 Now Apollos wanted to go to the country of Southern Greece, so the believers helped him. They wrote a letter to the followers there, asking them to accept him. These followers had believed in Jesus because of God’s grace. ICB

Now Apollos wanted to go to the country of Southern Greece. So the believers helped him and wrote a letter to the followers there, asking them to accept him. These followers had believed in Jesus because of God’s grace, and when Apollos arrived, he helped them very much.NCV