Yes, but did you even READ the post right before yours, #1055?
Those good works FOLLOW salvation, having ALREADY been saved.
What hrfd and others like him keep insisting, falsely, is that salvation is DEPENDENT on things WE do, such as water-baptism or efforts of our own self-obedience, etc. That has been the on-going debate, not whether or not we should do good things...that was just shown in the post preceding yours.
When we do good works it's a result of having salvation, not as an attempt to aquire or keep it. Do you see the difference?
Those good works FOLLOW salvation, having ALREADY been saved.
What hrfd and others like him keep insisting, falsely, is that salvation is DEPENDENT on things WE do, such as water-baptism or efforts of our own self-obedience, etc. That has been the on-going debate, not whether or not we should do good things...that was just shown in the post preceding yours.
When we do good works it's a result of having salvation, not as an attempt to aquire or keep it. Do you see the difference?
We will bear the fruit of that salvation. The fruit being love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control ( yes..self-control is a fruit of the spirit and not a work of the flesh )
To some people the fruit of love or kindness may be in ripe form. In other people some of the fruit needs to grow as we keep our eyes on Jesus - the Holy Spirit transforms us.
What happens to works-based mindsets is that they judge other people's fruit by how ripe it us compared to "their" fruit.