The Bible is clear. We are saved by grace through faith, not of works. If it were possible for us to be justified by our WORKS, then there would be no need for a Savior. In the Scriptures we learn that OUR works are as filthy rags. There's no WAY they can help us attain righteousness! You see, it's not by what WE do (or have done). It's by the finished work of JESUS that we can be saved. Salvation is a FREE gift! One that cannot be earned! So as recipients of salvation, we're given God's grace so that we can be made ABLE to do the works He has prepared for us.
