While I agree with you, on the matter of the Ten Commandments - It is God's Law for all of the ages. Holy and Just. The laws that represent God's perfect nature for man. The supreme law to expose all sin.
I must take exception to your conclusion about Salvation. You borderline on making Salvation about works. GOOD works comes from being saved - NOT to be saved.
The Biblical verses you employed, to prove your point, are verses dealing with ones Conditional Sanctification, for the most part and not their Positional Sanctification. Conditionally, we must work out our Salvation and make our Calling and Election sure. However, this does not effect our Position but will effect our growth, fellowship and works.
Positional verses that must be taken into consideration are:
John 10:26-28 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
John 6:39 And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
Php 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.
Too mention only a few. One must always make the proper discernment as to whether a topic is Positional in nature or Conditional. Be rest assured however, the Conditional aspects that belong to Salvation, cannot override, displace or alter the Positional assurance.
“I must take exception to your conclusion about Salvation. You borderline on making Salvation about works.”
the Bible does that itself and many hypergracers take umbridge about the
conclusions of Paul like this one
“Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God
leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart
treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Who will render to every man according to his deeds: to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; but glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: for there is no respect of persons with God.”
Romans 2:4-11 KJV
see I just accept that to be true or like this statement from Paul
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;”
Philippians 2:12-15 KJV
I just am willing to accept that part me not erase it because of some random verse about grace Gods work in us , is to get us to start doing everything he told us to do in the gospel because that’s salvation
“God which worketh in you both
to will and to do of his good pleasure.”
the reason he’s working in us to change what we want and also what we actually do is because of what Paul’s clearly saying we’re going to be judged based upon what we do good or bad on our deeds alone
again I just accept Paul’s conclusions
“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 KJV
it’s just what the Bible says some are offended by it because they read a Joseph prince book or Paul Ellis article d they don’t know what it actually says
so yes I’d say I agree with Paul’s conclusions regarding eternal judgement and our works good or bad I just don’t buy into the hyper grace doctrine in the modern world explaining Jesus did t know what he was talking about and Paul’s letters need to be understood by the magic word “grace “ rether than just read and taken on for what’s there in them
“
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for
whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
For he that
soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;
but he that
soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
Galatians 6:7-8 KJV
The term grace doesn’t omit our responsibility and what we are supposed to do what we do is going to determine our end
like Paul’s teaching there in case you missed this part
God Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
to them who by
patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
but
unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the
Jew first, and also of the
Gentile;”
The issue you have is with what Paul’s epistles actually say if one doesn’t cherry pick and avoid the rest
