Lots of ways to answer this question.
- Only by shedding of blood can there be remission.
Hebrews 9:22
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”
-Only by the blood of Jesus can this be accomplished once and for all.
Romans 5:12 Context
9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
-The Bible explicitly states that good works don't save us (and even goes so far as to tell us why.)
Ephesians 2:9
“Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
John 14:6
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
- Only by shedding of blood can there be remission.
Hebrews 9:22
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”
-Only by the blood of Jesus can this be accomplished once and for all.
Romans 5:12 Context
9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
-The Bible explicitly states that good works don't save us (and even goes so far as to tell us why.)
Ephesians 2:9
“Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
John 14:6
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
What I'm suggesting is that we are not saved by our works, one because the bible tells us and two because there is no work or amount of works we can ever do to save ourselves. The price is more than we can pay. As you have pointed out, we are only saved by the blood of Jesus and it is a gift.
If there is nothing we can do to receive the gift, then everyone is saved. Therefore there is something we must do to receive the gift. Doing what Jesus requires of us in no way earns our salvation. We are not saved by works and we are also not saved without them.
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
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