The motivation for the true Christian to do works is love (John 14:21-23), born out of a gratefulness that God first loved us while we were still sinners (1Jo 4:19).
It's not because we must earn our salvation (Eph 2:8-9) for we have already passed from death to life (Jhn 5:24) or because we fear judgment for there is no condemnation for those who trust Christ (Jhn 3:18, Rom 8:1).
8 posted on 08/04/2014 9:56:24 AM PDT by DannyTN
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