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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I'm sorry to sound so pedantic on this, but this understanding is of eternal consequence.[/quote]

Why do you think so? If I'm faithful and do good works, what will the eternal consequence be, in your opinion?[/quote]
We should all be faithful and do good works. The point is that we cannot trust those good works, in any way at all, to be what saves us. We must only trust in the good work of Christ to save us. Our good works are evidence of that trust. If we are relying on good works to save us, and if we believe, as the Catholic church teaches, that we must do certain good works in order to be justified by God, then we are not saved. Galatians 3:10-12: "For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” The clear teaching is that if you are relying on doing good works, that is, observing the Law, then you are obligated to keep [i]all[/i] of the Law. And if you do not, then you are under the curse, which is both physical and spiritual death. But if we place our faith solely in the righteousness of Christ, then "we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10)

Good works are great! But they are the [i]evidence[/i] of our salvation, and not, in any way, the [i]cause[/i] of it.[/quote]

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