What did the thief on the cross do? He rebuked the other, he defended Jesus. This is something the thief did this is a work. And yes God himself has told us time and time again that we need to work too. We need to do good works and good deeds. When Jesus said, when I was hungry you feed me. Is that not a good deed or a good work. I have posted time and time again how we are to work. It is the word of God that says this, not the words of men. To believe faith alone is to follow the teachings of men God himself told us Faith with ought works is dead. God said it not me.
Indulgences anyone?
Or transubstantiation-(wine for blood); or a different kind of transubstantiation-(water in the place of Spirit Life).
Indulgences anyone!?
Religious affectations in the place of the actual gifts of the Spirit anyone?
Anyone?
....Any takers? - (At least a billion in the R.C. corporation) - Church Inc.
Take the bread, take the wine, take the mass, take the confession;
call him father, call her Mother, call it facsimile, call it saved.
Religion is no way to the kingdom of Heaven; the most religious killed Jesus when He showed up.
Being baptized doesn't have anything to do with salvation, many mobsters were baptized. - (Another outward religious
affectation)
It is the sprinkling of the water of the Word.
Not the sprinkling of some water designated 'holy'.
B.T.W. - Jesus was dunked in the river Jordan, - if salvation includes baptism, be ye dunked.