Perhaps Carson Wentz has provided an extract from Saint Paul that will help all of us in examining the issue of Salvation by faith alone or faith plus works:
Ephesians 2:8-10 — “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
I have believed that we get our salvation as a gift from Jesus, but that we should demonstrate our faith by how we live our lives, aka, ‘our works.’
The early reformers had it just right: we are saved by faith alone, but not by a faith which is alone.
The early reformers had it just right: we are saved by faith alone, but not by a faith which is alone.
I agree. The salvation is by grace. Afterwards, we were created in Christ Jesus, “which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.”
So, even the works are a gracious act of God that our doing demonstrates the reality of our salvation.
Therefore, no good works equals no path prepared by God equals no relationship with God.
Thanks for the ping, and for the quote of Ephesians 2:8-10.