About good deeds
Submitted by sank on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 11:30
It isn't enough just to have faith.
"Faith that doesn't show itself in obedience to God's word is no faith at all - it is dead and useless"
This does not mean that we gain salvation (eternal life) by doing good works. We receive salvation through genuine faith that results in good deeds.
The Bible says, in Ephesians 2:8--10,
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this is not from yourself, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one should boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
