Another .02
May I suggest, it's my understanding that this misconception goes all the way back to Martin Luther. When ML saw what the RCC required to pay for sin, he saw the glaring error that those "works" were not found nor required in scripture. I'm not real familiar with what the RCC requires to pay for sins but I did find this about indulgences and indulgences was a big one for ML. 1498 Through indulgences the faithful can obtain the remission of temporal punishment resulting from sin for themselves and also for the souls in Purgatory.
The works of the RCC were the works ML was talking about, not the works done in righteousness. I feel the mistake comes when we try and lump ALL works into works. We cannot love without works.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
We are NOT saved BY works but we are not saved without them (faith alone). Works merely complete faith.
Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
May I suggest, it's my understanding that this misconception goes all the way back to Martin Luther. When ML saw what the RCC required to pay for sin, he saw the glaring error that those "works" were not found nor required in scripture. I'm not real familiar with what the RCC requires to pay for sins but I did find this about indulgences and indulgences was a big one for ML. 1498 Through indulgences the faithful can obtain the remission of temporal punishment resulting from sin for themselves and also for the souls in Purgatory.
The works of the RCC were the works ML was talking about, not the works done in righteousness. I feel the mistake comes when we try and lump ALL works into works. We cannot love without works.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
We are NOT saved BY works but we are not saved without them (faith alone). Works merely complete faith.
Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.