Maybe I can reciprocate.
What will save you?
Who can save you?
Did the little children have works that saved them?
What did Jesus mean when he said
You did not answer my questions but I already expect that.
About who and what can SAVE me...
We were JUSTIFIED thru FAITH in Christ. By His sacrifice on the cross, His HOLY blood shed for the forgiveness of our sins, we were made righteous. A righteousness thru FAITH.
Imputed righteousness is simply “Christ in us”
...It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our RIGHTEOUSNESS, holiness and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30
No one can be considered righteous without Christ in Him and he in Christ.
For Christ to be in us, we must believe and accept what we have heard (Romans 10:8-17), the WORD planted in us, which can SAVE us, (James 1:21, john 1:1-14,Matthew 13:18-23) then we will receive the promised Holy Spirit. (Galatians 3:14) The Holy Spirit will lead us unto all truth and He will be our Counselor (john 14:26) enabling us to obey His commandments which leads to RIGHTEOUSNESS leading to holiness and the result is eternal life. (Romans 6:16-22)
...Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? Romans 6:16
...“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; APART FROM ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. John 15:5-8
...We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 1 John 2:3-6
"What did Jesus mean when he said..."
The little ones are those who HUMBLY accept the WORD planted in them, which can SAVE them. Unless you become like these little ones who do not twist or misinterpret (thru their falsely called knowledge to fit their FALSE MAN MADE DOCTRINES) the WORD that was planted in them, which can SAVE them, YOU will not ENTER the kingdom of God.
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As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. I KNOW THAT HIS COMMAND LEADS TO ETERNAL LIFE. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.” John 12:47-50
BTW I never said that works ALONE saves. I promote OBEDIENCE TO God's laws, commandments, teachings and instructions as part of His very own words.
And BillG, do you know that we have a law to OBEY?
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For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must also be a change of the law. hebrews 7:12
...Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2
Again, we must be in Christ, in His BODY which is the Church of which He is the Savior. (Ephesians 5:23, 4:11-16))
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