All men will give an account of their works. We will NEVER give an account of our faith. Faith of itself is meaningless. Faith must have evidence. Thus we are saved through our faith, a living productive faith. If we are faithful we shall inherit eternal life with Christ.
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Good works is faith in action.
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God gives us our
initial faith, which nurtures or withers in accordance with our lifestyle.
A lifestyle of good-will and good-works --- good faith with good fruit
A lifestyle of evil ---> bad faith with bad fruit
Matthew 7:16 "
you will know them by their fruits."
Once we profess Christ to be Lord, we start of with faith which must grow via both our mental and physical actions.
mental and physical actions --->
worksgood works ---> beneficial to the kingdom of God
bad works --> God wants to smite us
Colossians 3:17 "
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (emphasis added)
God gives us our
initial faith, which we must nurture
ourselves in order to better help us and others reach the proper end.
Our faith is
dead faith if we don't reveal that faith through our physical actions/works.
Additional study
Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
If we have solid faith, then we may let God reveal his glory through us via
our physical actions.
Proverbs 14:23 "In toil there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty."
We must work for the kingdom of God, building it up.
If we nurture our own faith, then our faith will translate into good works, our good works will strengthen the faith of others, causing them to grow into the beings God intends for them to be.