There are a few possible answers to the question of whether or not faith requires human works. Christians use the term “works” to mean any activity of the person for which he or she would claim responsibility — what he or she does, says, wills, or thinks. And there is a great debate within Christianity as to what role “works” play in regards to a person’s salvation.
Many would say “Yes,” works are required for faith. This is an answer that has its origin in fallen human nature — a human nature that has led to such thinking as Humanism, the Enlightenment, Darwinian materialism, and entitlement. These ideologies intoxicate people with the idea that religion is the fantasy of the individual, wherein each individual constructs a fantasy and relates to it as he or she chooses.
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