“For it is by grace you have been saved, through
faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by
works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us
to do.”
Ephesians 2:8-10
A controversy still brews over Christians and good works.
heaven? NO.
Ephesians 2:1-10 states outright that doing good deeds will not give you redemption for your transgressions. Only God’s grace is capable of giving you pardon and once that pardon is received, no amount of good deeds can keep you in God’s favor.
Why then do so many Christians do good deeds? Why the mission trips, the teaching in local Sunday School classes, small deeds such as taking an elderly neighbor her paper in the morning or stopping to help a stranded traveler?
If done as an out growth of our faith, these deeds come easily and naturally each day
of our lives; without fanfare, without reward, these are the tasks which bring joy. To the outside world in today’s society, many think it pointless to go out of their way for a stranger – sometimes even for family members, but this is a direct accusation of their character.
Good deeds preformed by our hands are our
daily praise to Our Father. With our hands, we worship him through our
deeds.
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