Not Works Based

Not Works Based

I’ve noticed that many people think they can work their way to heaven. They say things like, “I’m a good person. Why wouldn’t God allow me into heaven.” They’ve convinced themselves that following Christ well can be attained by doing things, a works based faith. 

To follow Christ well, it takes faith, first. Your faith in Christ and what He did on the cross for the forgiveness of your sins is the requirement, not works. 

Notice Paul writes that Abraham believed first, THEN he was circumcised, which was the “work” for that covenant with God. It is no longer required. 

Your faith in God through Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit is all you need. The proof of this is followed by Holy Spirit-led works. But these works don’t save you, they merely identify you as a child of God in Christ. Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

Romans 4:4-5

4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.

Today’s Readings:

Romans 4:1-12; Psalms 13; Proverbs 19:15-16