[Mr Rogers]

Faith that results in you living a new life, doing the good works God prepared for you to do?

Excellent.

Faith, then do good works and see if you were good enough on Judgment Day?

Bad.

No one reading Paul’s Epistles could conclude that faith followed by a life wallowing in unrepentant sin is acceptable. Likewise, no fair reading allows that we need to do good works to see if we merit eternal life. Both Paul and James agree.

We must be born again, a new creation in Christ. We are justified fully then (”he has made perfect forever”), while sanctification continues (”those who are being made holy”).

And please note, it is God who works to sanctify us - we are ‘being made’ holy, not becoming holy.

[Petronski]

Faith, then do good works and see if you were good enough on Judgment Day? Bad.

I'm sure you're convinced of that.

[Petronski]

...no fair reading allows that we need to do good works to see if we merit eternal life. Both Paul and James agree.

Such is your own personal interpretation of Scripture.