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Originally Posted by OneAccord
We are saved by grace. Nothing we do "earns" salvation. Obedience to God's Word is our reponse to His grace.
Its like this... I recieved a Lowes gift certificate in the mail a few months ago. I went to Lowes one Friday and bought a new 14.4 volt drill. I gave them the gift certificate and, because the drill was on sale, I got it for FREE. Didn't cost me a dime. Lowes gift certificate was "grace". I put the drill in the back of my truck and drove home where I promptly forgot about the drill. It stayed in the back of the truck until Monday and, of course it rained all weekend. The drill was ruined. Soaked through. it rusted and I never got to use it. If I would have just "obeyed" common sense and put the drill in the shop, I'd still be using it. But, I didn't obey. I didn't do the "work" of taking care of my free gift.
Jesus paid the price for our salvation. In His mercy and grace, He provided the means for us to be redeemed. All we need to do...is obey what His Word requires of us to maintain our salvation. No we, don't work to get saved... we work (and obey) because we are saved.
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The problem I see with your analogy is that if you had not went and got your gift, all you would have had was a useless card. It took action on your part to obey the rules of the card and go and redeem it.
Our salvation henges on our faith, but if our faith does not produce action, and should I add, the proper action in obedience to the bible, all we got is dead faith, and it does not do us any good.
Many want a loophole, but I say with James "Show me your faith, and I will show you my faith by my obedient works". If your faith does not produce the proper works then you may have your faith in the wrong thing, and the wrong thing will not save you.
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