Well, first of all Jesus isn't going to tell us we must have good fruit without giving us some idea of what that means-and Scripture does just that. Putting to the death the deeds of the flesh, washing one's robes, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, taking care of one's neighbor, obeying the commandments, healing the sick, being holy, forgiving each other, visiting those in prison, preaching and spreading the good news, loving God and neighbor, etc. will posit to you that most Christians will have good fruit simply because of the grace received.
We agree on most everything except the sticky points of faith alone vs faith plus works. The works that you cite here are great works, however, all of them lend themselves to boasting. The old “look what I can do” problem. You see it in your church and I see it in mine. God is the only one that can see into our hearts so we, as Christians, can‘t make the determination of who has good works and who doesn’t. This is why Paul tells us in Ephesians 2 (you knew this was coming):
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 NASB2020
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jes
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So then, If the works are from God and prepared before hand and is not in the salvation formula of verse 8, then this refer to the works we do post salvation. Do you disagree?
We have to participate in God's work of santfiiction. Love is the real product there; that's what true holiness is. And love, necessarily, is a choice, a choice to receive that gift, and act upon it. Likewise with the gifts of faith and hope. We have to participate from the beginning, in fact, even as grace necessarily precedes that participation as it first prompts and moves and draws us to respond. Again, God has never been looking to produce automatons. He could've just done that at the beginning. Christians, IOW, can fall away.
In light of your comment here that Christians can fall away, how would you interpret the following verses.
“Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep. My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.””
John 10:25-30 NASB2020
Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep. My sheep listen to My v
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