We are good at “Grace” in the modern Western world. Not necessarily the “Biblical Grace” that the Bible teaches. More like the, “I can do whatever I want and say sorry, and you have to forgive me” kind of grace. When God was made mortal, and the price of grace was HIS blood, and HIS pain and HIS suffering, our freedom was purchased, and it wasn’t purchased cheaply. If we as believers have genuine faith, we will produce genuine fruit. And God will use that fruit to nourish anyone who come across us. That's why when James said, “Faith without works is dead,” that's a TRUE statement. It doesn't mean your salvation is dependent on works. What it does mean is, if you have genuine faith, all of a sudden you're going to start doing something with it. It's going to start producing good stuff. You're going to start using your resources of time, and money, and energy, to share God's GOOD NEWS for all of mankind. So, when the Bible says, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my father who is in heaven.” What He means is, there's people out there throwing that "Jesus” name around, and throwing that “Lord” name around, and claiming this, that, and the other. But, God sees the heart. He sees whether that belief is real. And based on that, will determine whether or not we inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 7:21 / Galatians 5:6 / James 2:26
