Saved by assenting to the propositions of the Gospel

This is really interesting. Saving faith is faith in the propositions of the Gospel. What else could it be? Assenting to the Gospel is in other words believing the Gospel. The Bible says "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world." John 11

John 6 says "Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent."


"63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him."

Do you think the Bible is lying here?


"And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." - Acts 8


Your example does not offer up anything. The question is if assenting or believing the truth of the Gospel does not save then what else is needed?

"The further question as to the components of faith regards the status of fiducia. The Apostle said, if thou shalt believe, thou shalt be saved. But to assent to the good news is to believe. What else can be required?
A Latin dictionary may throw some light on the terminology. The Latin word fides, translated faith, means: trust (in a person or thing), confidence, reliance, credence, belief. The Latin word fiducia means: trust, confidence, reliance, assurance. This reduces the old analysis of faith to a tautology: faith is composed of knowledge, belief, and faith. Or we might retranslate it: Confidence is composed of knowledge, assent, and confidence. Clearly therefore the listing of fiducia as a component of fides is not very enlightening." - Gordon H. Clark, What Do Presbyterians Believe?