Conundrum: Not saved by works. Condemned by them?

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yes, and actually as the doctrine is an attempt to separate manifesting Christ from receiving Him a la a salvation experience, your answer was about as good as it gets. But while it can be established in Scripture, i think it does a disservice to Christ's Word suggesting that manifesting Christ in the now, loving your neighbor if you will, or whipping some profiteers from the temple, whatever, are actions that either come from the heart or do not, iow you would do them anyway because they are the right thing to do.

And there is no law for this; prolly you might even be breaking some law. And so 'not saved by works, but condemned by them' is just another ploy to move us back to the courtroom, and move salvation off to some past--at acceptance--or future--at being accepted because of works--date, when neither reflects service, now.