So we are under law and not under grace? for it is only by law that we can know we are doing what you just said we have to do. Also, doing those things are HARD work.. Again, if this is what we need to do to be saved, salvation would be alot of hard work to get. And I know I would boast of doing this.
so to me my faith is I am not worthy. I can not save myself. I will never be worthy, and only by the grace of God through the death of his son can I be made right with God.
the rest of the stuff comes after.. and can only be learned as we grow in Christ. which is called sanctification. Justification is salvation. if we do not have this, we are still alienated from God. and those things would not help you.
No, eg, not under law, but, through faith, and that faith is not of ourselves. God will increase our faith as we have faith in Him leading our life. it is work, true, in the general sense, but, our burdens in life are heavy whereas God lightens our burdens WHEN we give them to Him, through the Spirit, His Spirit inside our temple, spirit to Spirit, if you will, we have a Comforter that gets us through what you say is 'HARD.'
This is not judging, eg, either, it is simply explaining that 'By grace are ye saved, through FAITH--and, that (faith) is not of yourself, it is a free gift of God (our faith is not something we had to pay for, to believe in Him, our measure is enough, just like His grace
), not as a result of works(again, our faith is not something we earn, it is given), that no one should boast (don't you dare run others' races
)
I agree, too, we are, indeed, saved by grace, but we are not 'under grace,' for salvation, we are 'saved' through faith, that is why those two words are right next to each other.
Faith is easy and it will be no work at all, and, no, of course, NOT WORKS, when one just sits back, relaxes, in Him, and, be doing the created good works He made for us before we were born, for all He wants us to be in our lives is very simple, too: His workmanship.
