Our salvation depends solely upon Jesus Christ. He is our substitute, taking sins penalty (2 Corinthians 5:21); He is our Savior from sin (John 1:29); He is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). The work necessary to provide salvation was fully accomplished by Jesus Himself, who lived a perfect life, took Gods judgment for sin, and rose again from the dead (Hebrews 10:12).
The Bible is quite clear that our own works do not help merit salvation. Not by works of righteousness which we have done (Titus 3:5). Not of works (Ephesians 2:9). There is none righteous, no not one (Romans 3:10). This means that offering sacrifices, keeping the commandments, going to church, being baptized, and other good deeds are incapable of saving anyone. No matter how good we are, we can never measure up to Gods standard of holiness (Romans 3:23; Matthew 19:17; Isaiah 64:6).
Information taken from gotquestions.org.
>>>The Bible is quite clear that our own works do not help merit salvation<<<
Does making a deliberate effort to avoid sinning, be described as “works”?