Thank you for letting me know that you were not asking a serious inquiry. I will pray for you.
Actually it is a serious inquiry. This is one of a few verses I have tried to understand, and ended up putting them on the shelf.
I think I gained insights through this thread. I plan to check the interpretations from you and Cynical Bear out. But in no way do I believe in grace plus something else for salvation. In fact, I’m finding my day to day walk with God is grace plus nothing
Another verse I wonder about is Ezekials description of the Idol of Jealousy in the temple. There seems to be no surprise or explanation of what that thing’s doing there.