It is not the works that are the focus, it is the Person to whom the glory is due FOR THE WORKS, the One who has already come into the believer, the 'faither'. The administration of the Holy Spirit IN THE BELIEVER is not some after effect, it is the transformative life in Christ!To phrase your comments so they can be viewed as straw is, well, irritating. I do not read your posts as saying what the replier has tried to fashion from your teaching.
So, to repeat the following for Catholaholics, Many are called but few are chosen. Faithful is He that calleth you, for He will also do it. So of the many called, why are so few chosen? Because so few will let Him do it, let Him transform them through the indwelling Holy Spirit sealing our soul unto the full redemption moment coming soon ... Good works are to the glory of The God Who is within us, Who is greater than he who is in the world.
Just as a friendly reminder: if you talk, quote, and/or write about another FReeper, it’s politely expected that you include them in the “ping” list...