Again, that is putting works in a wrong perspective.
Catholic thinking tends to think that adding works to faith changes the faith.
What it being said is not that one has to *add* certain things to be a faithful Christian, but rather that a faithful Christian will do those things and that if they don't, it requires some soul searching.
Adding works with wrong heart attitude is a waste of time. You might as well not bother. Get the heart right and the works WILL follow as naturally as breathing.
Consider a lack of interest in Scripture as a symptom of something wrong with the heart.
A faithful Christian WANTS to know his Lord better and reading the written word is about the best way to do it.
God can be known in a general sense through general revelation, but He gave us special revelation in the form of the written word, called Scripture, for us to know Him better, to know things about Him that we couldn't deduce any other way or could know unless He told us.
Thank you for sharing your insights, dear sister in Christ!
Again, you try to wiggle out of what YOU said, which is that in your opinion, if one does not read Scripture one’s faith is suspect and their salvation in doubt.
In effect, this is saying that one’s faith is revealed and even measured by one’s actions, IOW, deeds or works.
Jesus said “By their fruits, you will know them.” What are fruits? Are they not the results of the things the faithful do, in faith, out of love of Jesus and each other?