always through faith that salvation comes. It is not a person’s faith that saves; Christ and Christ alone provides the just basis, and the Holy Spirit alone regenerates. The gospel guides sinners away from idols to the Christ who can save. He who would be faithful to the Word and present the gospel accurately must be extremely careful in this regard. Often the soul-winner presents the gospel as though some special kind or amount of faith is required for salvation. Satan often comes to the newborn