I actually offered for jay to correct himself if he mis-typed or maybe I mis-interperted. he did not do so.
I like others are getting really sick of all the " be a good person so that God will love you and allow you to go to heaven " garbage. we are saved BY GRACE ALONE. anyone saying or implying anything else is a liar.
and yes, true believers ( not true workers ) will DO GOOD WORKS and be good people.
I like others are getting really sick of all the " be a good person so that God will love you and allow you to go to heaven " garbage. we are saved BY GRACE ALONE. anyone saying or implying anything else is a liar.
and yes, true believers ( not true workers ) will DO GOOD WORKS and be good people.
We all agree that we should do good works.
An atheist could do all the good works he wants to do and it won't do him any good.
Bill Gates could give away billions but if he doesn't have God's spirit in him when he dies he will not go with God.
For those who believe and have the spirit of God in them when they die, it won't matter if they believe works grace or grace works or any other combination. What matters is that they trust in Jesus for their salvation and follow the moral Law to the best of their ability.
I'm sure you agree that Jesus Himself said that if we love Him we will keep His commandments.
What are His commandments? Do they cover all the moral law?
In fact, He never said to just believe in Him and we'd be OK. He did say that we are to follow His commandments. This is a good thing. We are to be in the world but not of the world. We should be better than everyone else. In our demeanor, I mean.
Do you agree? We could be more generous with each other.