No...we are NOT to do good works in the way that some seem to be implying.
Good works are a natural manifestation of the fruit of the spirit on us the branches that are on the Vine. They are Christ's good works flowing in and through us.
I also have said this many times . We are working with the Lord in the family business of telling people of the love and grace of our loving Father and Lord towards them.
We get to participate in the good works that God has prepared for us to walk in before the foundation of the world. Eph 2:10.
It is NOT a requirement for salvation that some try to make it out to be. That is where the hang-up is it seems with these different views from people which is exactly what blue_ladybug was trying to get across in this thread as well as a whole host of others.
Good works are a natural manifestation of the fruit of the spirit on us the branches that are on the Vine. They are Christ's good works flowing in and through us.
I also have said this many times . We are working with the Lord in the family business of telling people of the love and grace of our loving Father and Lord towards them.
We get to participate in the good works that God has prepared for us to walk in before the foundation of the world. Eph 2:10.
It is NOT a requirement for salvation that some try to make it out to be. That is where the hang-up is it seems with these different views from people which is exactly what blue_ladybug was trying to get across in this thread as well as a whole host of others.
We are NOT to do works.
Then why did JESUS say this:
John 15:14-15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
14 You are my friends if you keep on doing what I command you.