Nick I am not following you here, give the scripture.” Faith requires that we follow a command that we must be reborn of water and the Spirit”. That doesn’t make sense, the command part. Yes man must be reborn but it is through the grace of God, man can do nothing of himself. If you have faith in your works not acknowledging that only God is good, and your good works come from yourself your faith is vanity. What saves us is recognizing that we need God and we desire God and Jesus the anointed is our example as he did nothing of himself.