Works-Based Doesn’t Work…
Because how can an imperfect, non-holy human do enough good deeds… when his hands are dirty?
In other words, the good deeds of a bad person don’t count in “proving” how good I am. (When compared With I AM.)
Also, if i COULD have worked my way to Heaven, did Jesus need to Die for me to get there?
No, and no, dear friends.
That doesn’t mean we get to sin.
We don’t work FOR His Salvation, we work FROM His Salvation.
We do good works to “work out” our own salvation with fear and trembling. (Holy Spirit Is The “Down Payment!)
But more so, we do good things and avoid bad things because Jesus TOoK ON our bad things in order to give us the GOOD thing. (Salvation.)
Love you, my friend :))