This is a common misunderstanding of the text and not a contradiction. The short version is that we are beings of sin and that we cannot earn our salvation through "works". We can only genuinely repent and ask Jesus for Mercy. The "fruit of the spirit" is "works". You choose faith first, then works follow.
This is a common misunderstanding of the text and not a contradiction. The short version is that we are beings of sin and that we cannot earn our salvation through "works". We can only genuinely repent and ask Jesus for Mercy. The "fruit of the spirit" is "works". You choose faith first, then works follow.