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...the born again believer is capable of real faith and real , that is to say grace enabled, works.

This is why your assembly gets so much grief. You really need to drop that millstone of works.

John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live."

Roms. 11:6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.

Works are a reflection, a mirror if you will, of Faith. A believer indwelt by the Holy Spirit will reveal, to all that look, fruits of the Spirit.

John 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;...

If your works were buying even a tiny portion of the gift of Grace you would make Jesus' sacrifice at the Cross insufficient for your Salvation.

Faith without works is dead, Scripture can’t get any clearer than that. The fact that we are judged by our works is also clear from Scripture. You need to drop the fear of works, start by realizing that they are not works of the law or works done on our own. Belief is faith in action. Faith in a box is like a light under a basket, useless.

What precedes this line “..according to his works.” Now realize that works are not a fruit, nore are they a self generated act, they are the glorification of the Lord in this world, His work, all preformed at the cleaving g our will to his and in doing so, decreasing so that He may increase with in us. Faith with out works is dead, just as works with out faith are worthless.