Ah, now you have stumbled on something profound. Nice truffle:so you believe in the psgs that show one does indeed have to work to save himself... It is WORK to always accept Christ and HIs ways rather than our own. Tell me that does not go against human nature?!
Galatians 5:
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
There's your answer, the power of the indwelt Holy Spirit.
You're saying the same thing I've been saying, we are commanded to follow Christ's commandments and do good works. You seem to think you have to do them to earn salvation. You don't.Also, ditch the straw men already!
I never said what you claim I said. You are putting words in my mouth. but that figures...
Jesus said "If you love me you will keep my commandments"
The reason so many people end up in Hell (Jesus said this in so many words) is because people cherry pick and rationalize...