For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Works do not grant salvation. However, they are evidence one has accepted the free gift of salvation.
When we trust God and allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives, the works naturally follow. We keep the commandments, not because they save us, but because we love God. This is the difference between commandments written on tablets of stone and commandments written on our hearts.
Romans 2:14-16
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
James 2:26
James 2:26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Works do not grant salvation. However, they are evidence one has accepted the free gift of salvation.
When we trust God and allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives, the works naturally follow. We keep the commandments, not because they save us, but because we love God. This is the difference between commandments written on tablets of stone and commandments written on our hearts.
Romans 2:14-16
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
I’d agree. I was protestant once. I think protestants make a heinous assumption about works and faith that those who do works are charlatans.
The acts come from becoming new in Christ. Otherwise we’re no different than the demons who know Christ and must confess his righteousness as well.
Thus faith without works is dead. Matthew 13 should make this even more clear.
I think you need to learn the difference between salvation and justification.
And the Eucharist is worshipped as God. A piece of bread is not God, period.
That’s pure ignorance