Faith is active and visible, not something that just occures "in your heart".

Con, "I would like Pro to define "action". The Bible does not state you do not need to take action unless Pro calls works action. In that case the verse quoted is better to be read with the next verse:" Answer: The actions I am referring to are not "works" in terms of something for which we can boast. He is correct that Eph 2:9 does say that we cannot earn our salvation by "works", otherwise we could boast that we saved ourselves. However, we are told that it is through faith that we receive grace. That begs the question, what is faith? Hebrews 11:1 gives us the Biblical definition of faith. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Thus faith is the visible that shows us the invisible. Faith is trees bending (visible faith) before the wind (invisible belief). If the trees did not bend, we would not know that there was wind. Further, James 2:14-26 tells us that faith without works is dead, and that we are justified by our works (vs 24). So then, if faith is visible, and requires works to be living and effective, then there must needs be something we are required to do to receive the grace that washes our sins away. This statement is vindicated when we look through Scripture, because we find several actions which we are told lead to our salvation. For example, 2 Cor 7:10 says that repentance leads to salvation. Matt 10:32 indicates that without confessing that Jesus is the Son of God we will not be saved, and this is backed up by Rom 10:9. These are just a few of the passages which speak of salvation, and the actions required by us to receive it. Con, "Can a lame man be saved? What action is he supposed to take for salvation? What about people without arms or legs? Or some senior citizens who are not physically capable of doing anything anymore? Is there salvation for them in what you believe?" Answer: Yes, the lame can be saved, the mute can be saved, people with missing or malformed body parts can be saved. I do not buy into this argument that many people make about "senior citizens who cannot move", or "death's bed" confessions negating the Biblical requirement for any action on our part for salvation. These people are not condemned because they didn't do something before they died. They are condemned because they rejected God in the first place. Everyone does at some point in their life. That is why Jesus came, to open a door back to God. These people had plenty of opportunity to believe and take action on their belief during their lives, but they neglected to until it was too late. You have heard the saying that "it is never to late to...." Well that is nonsense. There is a too late. It is too late to make up with your estranged parents when they are dead. It is too late to forgive your child if they die before you do. It is too late to protect that precious glass gift when it has fallen to the floor and broken. There is a too late. But these people can still "obey the Gospel" (2 Thes 1:8). They can still Hear the Word (Rom 10:14), Believe It (John 3:16, Rom 10:9, Mark 16:16), Repent of their sins (2 Cor 7:10, Acts 2:38), Confess that Jesus is the Son of God (Matt 10:32, Acts 2:38), and be Baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for the forgiveness of their sins (1 Pet 3:21, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38). None of these actions are outside the ability of even the oldest and most feeble people I have ever known, or of whom I have ever heard.