07-13-2003, 10:52 PM
It's very hard to have one without the other, the former without the inclusion of the latter is like a ship lost at sea and the latter without the former lacks a solid foundation.
You have to know why you have faith in Jesus, the Bible teaches you the "Why?"
The Bible is the foundation and if you read it but also understand it, faith will follow, faith alone, yes, but faith is the second step, if you don't have faith in Jesus, you don't fall into the category of "saved by faith alone", you will eventually but it doesn't apply until you understand faith and are willing to take the necessary step. All people are saved, faith is the only way so you are ultimately saved by faith alone, when you are ready to be saved, it will happen.