[JAKraig]

Even if we are, since the believer who has been born again by faith in Jesus Christ, is good to go because the righteousness of Christ has been imputed to him, credited to his account.

When God looks at that believer, He sees the righteous life of Christ.

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It truly pains me when I see someone who says because they have confessed the name of Jesus Christ they are acceptable and saved to eternal life and then thinks the Lord will ignore the works of that person.

It is easy to mouth the words but harder to do the deed. Taking on the name of Jesus implies good works, without the good works there can be no salvation because there was no conversion. Saying you follow Jesus then having no good works makes you a liar. James says “show me your works and I'll show you your faith.” He also says “faith without works is dead”.

The two are not apart from each other, they go hand in hand, you don't have one if you don't have the other.

The crowd that trumpets grace, and nothing else will be sad and miserable at judgement day, the Savior will say “I never knew you.”

[metmom]

It truly pains me when I see someone who says because they have confessed the name of Jesus Christ they are acceptable and saved to eternal life and then thinks the Lord will ignore the works of that person.

So who said that?

[Elsie]

Taking on the name of Jesus implies good works, without the good works there can be no salvation because there was no conversion.

Does this mean we are...

Saved by Grace; but are KEPT by Works?