You must do the righteous work of abstaining from sin.....
Right there is your problem. You equate abstaining from sin with the retention of salvation.
Your are the poster boy of self-righteousness.
The Bible says we are justified by faith,
apart from works (Romans 3:28, ) - but your twisted theology teaches that after one's initial salvation, we then
are justified by our works because our works determine whether or not we keep our salvation.
The Bible declares people are
righteous who do not work but simply believe in Christ by faith (Romans 4:5).
You say, however, that one cannot remain righteous
unless they work for it.
The Bible says if you want grace,
your basis can no longer be works! (Romans 11:6).
You say that works
are the basis for grace, because without works, your salvation goes bye-bye.
You have no faith in Christ because you are trusting in your own obedience to keep yourself saved. You trample His blood underfoot because it's simply
not enough to wash away your every sin - it's now up to you to pick up the "salvation ball" Jesus dropped and run for the end zone - hoping you don't fumble it along the way - because it's no longer about Him,
it's all about you.
You give Jesus a lot of lip-service, but
you are your
own savior.
I posted the following a few days ago, to someone else, but it certainly applies to you as well:
You can't "walk away" because salvation isn't based on what we've done, or even what we do. It's based entirely on what Christ did on our behalf: (Galatians 2:16, Ephesians 2:8-9, 2 Timothy 1:9, Romans 3:27, 4:4-6, 11:5-6, John 6:28-29, Titus 3:5)
According to Jesus, He; "gives (us) eternal life, and they shall never perish" (John 10:27-28)
According to you; they can walk away and perish.
According to Jesus, He said; "I shall lose none of all that He (the Father) has given me." (John 6:39)
According to you: Some can, and will be lost after being saved.
According to the Bible, Jesus will: "carry on the good work began in believers to completion." (Philippians 1;6)
According to you: The work for some will not be carried on to completion.
According to the Bible, the believers inheritance will never perish, spoil, or fade, and is kept by the power of God in heaven. (1 Peter 1:3-5)
According to you, a believers inheritance can perish, spoil, fade, and for some, will not be kept in heaven by the power of God.
According to the Bible, believers are sealed by the Holy Spirit, which is a deposit guaranteeing our salvation. (Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30)
According to you: Believers can be "unsealed" because salvation is not guaranteed.
According to the Bible, believers will be saved, despite no works, or poor works. (1 Corinthians 3:14-15)
According to you; Believers can lose salvation based upon no works, or poor works.
According to Jesus, believers "have everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment." (John 5:24)
According to you; Believers can be lost, and will once again come into judgment.
According to the Bible, a believers lack of faith will not nullify God's faithfulness. (Romans 3:3)
According to you; lack of faith in a believer will nullify God's faithfulness.
According to the Bible, Jesus is able to save a believer completely. (Hebrews 7:25)
According to you; Jesus can not save completely, because salvation can be lost.
According to Jesus, he will "remember their (believers) sins, no more." (Hebrews 10:17)
According to you, a believer can be lost, thus Jesus will indeed remember their sins again.
According to the Bible, the Lord will "never count our sins against" us. (Romans 4:8)
According to you; A believer can be lost, and Jesus will, once again, count their sins against them.
Your works-based gospel is going to destroy your soul.