Hello, Grace777x70. I appreciate your response to my thread. I've been at this Christian walk for more than a day, less than a century and I'm always cognizant of the fact that there are those who live with what I refer to as a 'gotcha' mentality. It's either unbelievers who think if they can find the one in a million thing concerning God or His attributes that seems contradictory, then they 'got' Him seemingly. On the other hand, there are those, such as yourself, who tend to present various scenarios that somehow seem intent on making God the one to say 'gotcha' to us. Crashing your car or being less than joyful at any given moment in time and suddenly dying and standing before a stern God who points an accusing finger at you to condemn you to hell for eternity. Do you really think God is like that? Waiting for the moment in time for you to fail and then, 'poof', you're in hell. If you don't think Paul wasn't doing works for the Lord (at the Lord's request), then I don't know what you'd call it. Show me any scripture which says your ability to choose is forfeited upon receipt of salvation in your life. Why do you think the writer of Hebrews likened Abraham's departure for the promised land to righteousness? He didn't simply believe God, but obeyed Him in that he did the work of leaving Ur of the Chaldees and going forth in faith. Never forget that faith without works is dead and no dead type of faith will get you into eternity with God. Have a good weekend.