“ Jesus is our salvation and not works. ”
Correct! The Bible makes it clear that no matter how many “good works” we do it will never account for our sins and its ONLY thru the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus on the cross and our acceptance of him as our lord and savior and our repentance that we may live forever in heaven.
Once again the Roman Catholic Church, now led by a wicked Pope, think it is equal to Christ. No man today can judge another man and forgive their sins. No church has the authority to change “one jot or tittle” of the words of God given to us in the Holy Bible.
You need to take that up with Jesus:
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, their sins [d]have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.” -- John 20:21-23, NASB
The Bible makes it clear that no matter how many “good works” we do it will never account for our sins and its ONLY thru the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus on the cross and our acceptance of him as our lord and savior and our repentance that we may live forever in heaven.
The Bible also makes it clear that Christians will suffer hardships and must persevere through them with the help of grace:
Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they followed My word, they will follow yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you on account of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me. They will [b]ban you from the synagogue, yet an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering a [c]service to God. -- John 15:20-21, 16:2 NASB
You have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, Nor faint when you are punished by Him;6 For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He punishes every son whom He accepts.” 7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. -- Hebrews 12:5-8, NASB