Faith in Christ alone is what saves you. Jesus said, "He that believes in him HAS everlasting life." Paul does not contradict Jesus when he said, "Work out your own salvation...", because you first can't exercise something you don't already have and he didn't say work FOR your salvation. When one receives Jesus Christ, believes on Him as Savior, he IS "eating his flesh and blood", that is why Jesus said he is the bread of life and the water of life and whoever drinks of him would live forever. His body was broken and his blood shed for the payment of all our sins. When we believe on him, we are born again into the family of God, baptized by the Holy Spirit and indwelt with him, and we WILL endure to the end because he is holding on to us. No one can snatch us from his hand, he will NEVER cast us out and will not lose one of us. THAT is the Christian faith. Salvation by grace alone through faith alone to the glory of God alone.
>> Faith in Christ alone is what saves you. Jesus said, “He that believes in him HAS everlasting life.” <<
And if you believe in Him, you will do what he commands.
Suppose a father is pinned inside a burning building. He tells his child, “Just trust in the firemen, and you’ll be safe.” The fireman shows calls to the child, “Come to the window, so we can grab hold of you!” What child would be foolish enough to say, “I don’t have to go to the window! Daddy said that all I have to do is believe you!”
“Believe in me” means, in part, “listen to what I tell you that you need to do.” If Jesus says, “unless you eat of my flesh and drink of my blood, you shall not have life within you,” how can you claim to believe in Him, yet deny you must do these things?
Amen!