THE VALUE OF FAITH

There are some believers who still have the conviction that they must do good deeds to be saved. Sometimes this thought is based on the background that God will consider good deeds compared to our evil deeds. If good deeds outweigh our evil deeds, then we are allowed to enter heaven. However, this is not the teaching of the Bible.

Apostle Paul opposed this view. He rebuked the Galatians who believed that obeying the Law of Moses was what saved them, calling them foolish. Apostle Paul also called them slaves to the flesh. Because he fought for the congregation to believe in Christ. It is the Spirit that has saved them. Then Paul mentioned that Abraham believed in God, and God then counted it to him as righteousness. So Abraham was called a friend of God. Paul had a very strong reason, that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law because of us (v.13). Wouldn't believing that we are saved by doing good deeds make the death of Christ meaningless?

As believers, we believe that faith in Christ is what saves us. Christ redeemed us from the curse of sin, which is death, by sacrificing His own life. Our good deeds and holiness are the result of repentance because of the redemption of Jesus Christ. --HEM/www.renunganharian.net