[af_vet_1981]

Works are necessary for salvation, but they do not cause salvation...​

Okay, in which case we have,

The truth of the matter is that we are saved by grace alone through faith alone, but and saving faith always produces works.

which is may also be expressed as,

The truth of the matter is that we are saved by grace through faith, and to be in the Messiah explicitly requires one to walk in good works.

[daniel1212]

The truth of the matter is that we are saved by grace through faith, and to be in the Messiah explicitly requires one to walk in good works.

But Teddy K Catholics were given strong assurance that such will make it to Heaven. Now you sound like one of those Reformers.

faith and good works should be so closely joined together that the essence of the entire Christian life consists in both.​

[Elsie]

... and to be in the Messiah explicitly requires one to walk in good works.

Your catechism does NOT say that!

[boatbums]

The truth of the matter is that we are saved by grace through faith, and to be in the Messiah explicitly requires one to walk in good works.

No, that is not the "truth of the matter"! That is the accursed gospel of a works-based salvation religion. Yes, we ARE saved by grace through faith but saying "to be in the Messiah explicitly requires one to walk in good works" is where the perversion comes in. If it be by grace then it is no more of works else grace would not BE grace (see Romans 11:6). Making "works" a requirement to be in Christ, to be saved, negates grace. In fact,

You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace. (Galatians 5:4)