I am in internal conflict over this question.
If faith, believing Christ is a work, then works obtain salvation, establish it.
Now to rebel against God is sin, and to not do a good work we know we should do is
sin, so therefore, if not doing these things causes sin, which leads to loosing our faith,
then works maintain our salvation.
But the language is dangerous because it gets confused with the scales of justice,
balancing evil with good, and get more good you go to heaven, get more bad you go
to hell.
Works are the life blood or expression of the love within us. It is like we cannot but
do these things, they call out to us and push us on.
Works are the things that testify to the reality within, to the love at work in our hearts
that bring glory to the Lords name.
Gods justice.
When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.
Ezek 3:18
We are accountable to the Lord for all we do.
Good works are what we are in the Lord. To rebel against them is to rebel against the
Lords work in our hearts.
Understood bro I know how you feal.. Conflict as you know has been rife over this debate for a long time.. we must examine every word together and leave no stone unturned...
If that mean sorting through every single scripture together then so be it... we will be in conflict together so your not alone..
now where does the good samariton come in the good worker,,,,,,, who in my opinion can become an ever better samaritan by unturning every scripture with colleagues and learning to understand why people believe what they bellieve.
Also learning from it and being equipped to know every single word concerning Good work patience honor obeyment kindness loyality and of coure salvation and what it means to help save a brother from there ability to never understand people perspectives..
We know that Jesus and the father and the holy spirit is performing works inside us daily...
And also we are performing works that the lord reqires from us daily......He expects us brothers to harvest are fruits and become fruitful and plentifull in ever growing genorosity.
Next comes Kindness and tollerance which i know you are truly growing in theese fields...
For me if ye can truly grow in theese works you will sure recieve your total salvation...
Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind
…4While it is daytime,
we must do the work of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6When Jesus had said this, He spat on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
God bless you brother and rest assured i will fight for you..