[rollo tomasi]

Works fueled by an impotent faith they already professed to have. Again, they have an entitlement but denied the power, 2 Timothy 3: 5, hence have blasphemed the Holy Spirit through a hardened heart. Hebrews 10:26-27, Galatians 5:13-28 etc.. as well.

Pharisees (Those who claimed Abraham's faith) were guilty of this when they attributed Christ's work with that of Satan. Their hearts were hard although they knew and claimed to abide in the Truth/Law.

Faith without works (Living through the Holy Spirit/Christ's two simple commands) is dead.

[metmom]

But adding works to dead faith is not going to make it living faith.

No more than putting a dead body on life support is going to make it a living body.