Eternal life doesn't depend on us
Many people says they are saved by grace through faith but are maintained saved by works. It doesn't make sense. If you think you need works to remain save, it means somewhere in our thinking, we believe that our works contribute to eternal life.
The truth is, in God's grace, we receive eternal life by faith alone apart from works. If works have no role in obtaining eternal life, they have no role in maintaining it either.
Eternal life is not part God and part human. That is He gave the eternal life but you have to maintain it.
Eternal life by definition is eternal. If it ends because of lack of works then it isn't eternal to begin with.
It also doesn't make sense that temporal beings can maintain eternal life. Temporal humans can't maintain eternal life by temporal works. Only an eternal God can maintain eternal life.
This is not to say works are not important. They are. But not for obtaining or maintaining eternal life.
We'll be rewarded based on works. Our greatness in eternity depends on how we use our lives after salvation.
But what gives and maintains eternal life is Christ's work on the Cross, not our own works.
We have to maintain the difference or risk teaching false salvation.
Instead of looking on the presence or absence of works to determine eternal life, look into Chris's promise. His promise doesn't change.
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