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>>23522519
>>salvation is by faith alone and not of ourselves
>so why bother?
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Christians don't obey God to be saved, that's not how it works. That's pride and self-righteousness. And the hatred you've already displayed shows the wicked fruit of your false self-righteous gospel.

Even if that's how it worked, if you break one commandment, you're guilty of all.
>James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

True faith produces good works. No amount of good works will ever earn salvation. It's a free gift from God.

>>23090508
>I believe one must have faith and one must do works.
>>23090725
>Faith (ie full trust in God, Jesus, Holy Spirit) and good works is what you need.
Salvation isn't by any work. If you had a true faith and believed what was written, works would naturally follow. It wouldn't be something you do to be saved, but because you are. Salvation is by God, otherwise God gets no glory. If you earn it, you're boasting and glorying in yourself rather than glorying in the Lord.

Fruit is expected, but no amount of fruit will save or contributes to salvation. It's not the works that save, no amount of doing good can save anyone. It's God that saves, God is a God of salvation. It's by faith in the blood atonement of Christ, a perfect spotless sacrifice to fulfill God's own laws, offered by the grace of God which we could never earn or achieve by merit or any amount of doing good. Don't underestimate the holiness and goodness God, the justice and judgement and severity of God.