God put an end to the Law of Moses to prove that Salvation would come by His Promise and not by human works.
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 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.”
Galatians 5:19-21 KJV
Christ is about repentance that’s about ceasing the works of the flesh not working to earn anything , but stopping the work of the flesh the reason we need to stop those works is because we have to answer for them
It’s why Paul preached so much on the judgement according to works and shared the terror of the lord with the church tomondoce repentance ( ceasing from the dead works of the flesh )
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.”
2 Corinthians 5:10-11
while salvstion came by Christs work , his word of repentance remains the same and requires us to stop working against salvstion by serving the flesh works that disqualify us repentance , and also remission of sins is the message
“For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
Romans 14:11-12
we want to face the lord having repented for the wrongs we did , and shown mercy to those who offended us .
the whole idea about works having nothing to do with anything that people make us sort of muted by the doctrine itself
“This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”
Titus 3:8 KJV
While we can’t save ourselves without Christs work , if we don’t respond we can condemn ourselves just like every sinner has condemned themselves by rejecting Gods word of life
“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
John 12:48-50 KJV
As Christians we are supposed to be changed and become zealous for good deeds which those good works are brotherly love. Caring for others as if we actually love them and they are actually family beloved by God