Not wanting to be a stickler here ,but how is it a work? Ok Thinking about it as I post . How do you define a work ? This is probably my problem in understanding you .
Blessings
Bill
Yeah, definitions are always problem...
How to define grace, how to define works, are works grace too?
The OP should give his definitions before the vote.
In my post, by "work" I meant some (inner or outer) activity on our side.
Apostle Paul meant the works of the Law. Luther meant the religious work of the RCC. Apostle James meant practical love (to help people in need)...
If we mix it all together, we will get confusion.