Law keeping, no matter what the works involved, does not make one righteous before God.
Believing, which means trusting God to do what He promised, does.
Romans 4:3-8 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”
Thank you for explaining your belief about a person choosing to receive salvation.
To me, choosing to do something different, (ie. choosing to recieve salvation) is an active thought to do the work necessary indide ones head to change a habit of thought.
To me changing one’s habit of thought is work.
Again, thank you