The only good works that save us are the ones Jesus did.
If you are relying on your own good works you are doomed.
Nobody is saying otherwise.
Admittedly the thread title has thrown people off of the message, perhaps understandably.
But what is actually being said is this:
We are reconciled with God through belief in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Only Jesus Christ, and our faith in him, reconciles us with God.
We are told to
1. Have faith in Jesus, AND
2. Do our best to stop sinning and rebelling against God
John 14:15
"If you love me, keep my commandments"
Ecclesiastes 12:13
"Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.".
We will never be able to stop sinning because of our imperfect nature and so we will never be able to reach the standard of God through any works.
However, Jesus makes up for this shortfall and reconciles us with God.
BUT, the point of this thread is that if we do not consciously turn away from sin and do our best to stop rebelling against God once we accept Jesus into our lives, Jesus' sacrifice will not cover those sins:
Hebrews 10:26
"Dear friends, if we
deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth,
there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins".
This makes sense: if we
say that we follow Jesus but continue to deliberately sin, then are we REALLY following him?