“And for those who want to know what salvation is I offer this from the Word of God which has been the clear message for almost 2000 years now.”
Except I already posted this:
Good works are required by God because he requires obedience to his commands (Mt 6:1-21, 1 Cor 3:8, 13-15)
and promises to reward us with eternal life if we obey (Mt 25:34-40, Rom 2:6-7, Gal 6:6-10, Jas 1:12).
But even our obedience is impossible without God’s grace; even our good works are God’s gift (Rom 5:5, Phil 2:13). This is the real biblical plan of salvation.
The Bible is clear that we come to Christ through faith/belief in Him.
The fruit we produce, often confused with good works, is a natural outgrowth of the faith that is in us.
However, these good works do not save us. Apart from faith in Christ one can do all the "good" things they want, but that will not save them.
When a person believes Christ that person is sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise (Eph 1:13-14; Ephesians 4:30; 2 Corinthians 1:22). The Holy Spirit is given as a downpayment on our future inheritance. No where in the NT does it ever say this is taken away from us.