Good works are often the “bait” on the “hook” so to speak in the fishing of men. My church does charitable outreaches especially at Christmas time but expects that of itself to do no more than get the people to know about us, or the Christian church in general. But God draws further, and so our work in that vein is far from vain.
Good works are often the “bait” on the “hook” so to speak in the fishing of men.
Then if that's the case in your mind, one should make it very clear to those who are receiving the good works, along with those who are giving the good works -- that if all that was involved in the process was the good works, and it was the best good works in the history of the world, that would only merit a person a place in Hell and in Eternal Torment. No less would come from God for all the good works that a person could do for their entire lives.
Their good works are worthless according to God for salvation. The good works are totally worthless.
Everyone doing good works should be reminded of that every single day that they get up that not a single good work that they do will keep them out the "Hell-fires" of the lake of fire...
And everyone who is receiving those good works should also be told that the person who is giving them is not saved on the basis of anything that they do, no matter how good or perfect it is, because all that they do is worthless in God's sight, for anyone's salvation.
That person receiving those "good works" should know this without a doubt, the minute they take those "good works" or the "job" has "failed".