That, my friend, is CATHOLIC Theology. That somehow when a priest forgives a man's sins, that he is then absolved and God has to do what the priest says.
The protestant belief is that God is not obligated to do anything. The fact is that if someone professes to believe in Christ and then continues in sin, then that sin is evidence that they do not believe in Christ. God is not obligated to accept you or me or anyone into heaven. Those whom he chooses to allow in are the ones who will be allowed in.
I wonder how many people who are in hell thought the same thing?
There's going to be a lot of people in Hell who thought they were good enough to make it into heaven. I suspect that number is going to be higher than the number who erroneously believed that they had a saving faith in Christ.
You seem to be confused about what works really are.
You seem to be confused about what those works will accomplish.
The Works in Christ Glorify God. When we follow the will of God there is going to be works of love. This is how you can tell if Christ is using you or not. We do not expect self gain for any of it! .
Suffering and trials is also another way that we know God is with us. If you have no suffering and trails then something is wrong because it is through these trials that we grow in Christ.
This is a message that the mega churches avoid because it does not sell
Christianity is not supposed to be easy,Dear Brother It is NOT easy to deny ourselves to the will of God,especially when it means a cross in our lives