In Ephesians 2:8, 9 and Titus 3:5 (among other verses), the Lord tells us that we CANNOT be saved by ANY works that we do! But all that God commands us to do are "works" we do.
God commands that we should obey His word (1 Peter 4:17).
Yet, God commands us in His word to repent (Acts 17:30).
John the Baptist gave God's word that men should believe (Mark 1:15).
Jesus said that to love God is the first commandment (Mark 12:30).
In Romans 3:19, 20 we read, "Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them that are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin."
This is a very difficult question and requires one to search the Scriptures.
**All Scriptures are from the King James Version.
2007-04-11
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