[boatbums]

You quote that "Faith without works is DEAD" but what exactly does that mean to you> Does God do the saving alone? Or do you have to help him?

From the discussions I've had and read on these threads over the years, "DEAD" to them means you're going to hell, YOU are dead or you're never going to heaven if you don't have works. It's why they discount and reject all the other verses in Scripture that prove their interpretation is false. Add to that mix their church's Catechism that cherry picked early theologians' musings, supposed revelation from apparitions, Saints, popes and mystics, and you see why some will go to their death beds before admitting maybe they are wrong.

[Mark17]

Add to that mix their church's Catechism that cherry picked early theologians' musings, supposed revelation from apparitions, Saints, popes and mystics, and you see why some will go to their death beds before admitting maybe they are wrong.

I would only digress slightly, and say, that many, not just some, go to their death beds, before admitting maybe they are wrong. I don’t think they want to sit next to our beloved brother Martin Luther, for eternity. 😁🤣😆