Look at your statement above! What is the only thing different? It is not in the word "belief" but the only difference in the two phrases are "unseen...seen".
It is not a different "beleif" but the difference is the object (seen versus unseen).
You are wrong about anyone being justified by works at any time within the sphere of time. There is no other gospel, no other way, no other Savior, or no other salvation from Genesis 3:15 to Revelation 22. Note the words of Acts 4:12 carefully:
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
There is no salvation OUTSIDE OF CHRIST for any man at any time. All those chosen in Christ unto salvation were chosen before the world began (Eph. 1:4) and regardless if you believe in conditional or unconditional election there will be none saved at anytime outside the elect in Christ and they were chosen before the foundation of the world and their names written in the book of life before the world began.
Take note of Romans 3:19-20 and the words "NO FLESH" that includes millennial flesh as well.
There is no salvation for anyone at any time outside of faith IN the gospel (Heb. 4:2; Acts 10:43; 26:22-23; Acts 4:12; Rev. 14:6).
I repeatedly stated there is no salvation apart from Jesus, no other name whereby men may be saved.
Your reply proves you misunderstood most of what I said, if not all.
The dispensation of salvation through faith cannot exist when it does not require faith to believe Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God; therefore Christ's teaching the sheep were saved by works in Matthew 25:31-46 is not to be overruled-overturned-broken-nullified-rendered of no effect; by those who lack divine authority to do so:
33 "And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 "Then the King will say to those on His right hand,`Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 `for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 `I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'
37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying,`Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38 `When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39 `Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
40 "And the King will answer and say to them,`Assuredly, I say to you,
inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.' (Mat 25:33-40 NKJ)
"YOU DID IT" = WORKS.
These can be saved by works BECAUSE Christ's propitiation covers their sin:
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He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. (1Jo 2:2 NKJ)
Otherwise their paltry works would save none of them.
Reducing the efficacy of Christ's sacrifice is not the apostolic position. Only God can delineate what evil won't be covered, as He did in Mat 12:31ff for example which specifically includes the "age to come," a Jewish phrase that covers everything after physical death:
31 "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
32 "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
(Mat 12:31-32 NKJ)
