That is at the end of the tribulation. Your good works don't save you. Your good works come after salvation. No one is going to stand in front of The God of creation himself and be able to say one thing he did to obtain eternal life.
This is true. Of course, we Catholics are saved by grace/faith. We do put stock in the story of the talents, however. Since it's in the Scripture, don't you think it means something?
Salvation - you can't earn it, but you can lose it.
**That is at the end of the tribulation. Your good works don't save you. Your good works come after salvation. No one is going to stand in front of The God of creation himself and be able to say one thing he did to obtain eternal life.**
Where are you getting this? Not from Revelation, for there at the GENERAL judgment -- the sheep are already separated from the goats.
But what happens at your PARTICULAR judgment? Do you know when that happens?
At the moment of death.
And we will have to answer to Christ who gave us the Beaitutudes -- all about showing mercy to different people in different situations. That is works!