In this Abounding Love episode, I share how a lot of people don't know where "good works" fit in the Christian life. Some people believe they're saved by being good. Be good; you'll go to heaven. Don't be good enough; you'll go to hell. This thinking is false. We're not saved by what we do, but by what Jesus did. "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9, NKJV). Our "good works" are the results of what Jesus is doing in our lives today. If "good works" could get us to heaven with God, how many does it take to qualify? Just how good [righteous] do I have to be to gain eternal life with God? This is the age-old question of every religion on earth. Even Judaism follows the idea that one has to perform commandments to be right with God, plus follow rules for how to keep them. But, Spiritual Christianity does not emphasize "good works" as a means to obtain eternal life. If "good works" could save you, there would be no need for Jesus. His death, burial and resurrection would be meaningless. It is God's desire that people believe solely in Jesus Christ, and His finished works for salvation. Join me as we look at other Scriptures, such as John 6:28-29; Romans 4:3-6; 1 Corinthians 3:5-15; Galatians 2:16; 3:10-14; 5:4-6; Colossians 1:9-12; 3:17; 2 Timothy 1:8-9; 3:15-17; Titus 2:6-15; 3:1-11 and James 2:14-24, plus the role "good works" play in our lives. Selah!

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