I would explain what sometimes is seen as a conflict between
belief and acts in this way. When the NT in various places talks about belief
being foremost, especially for being saved, that is true, but assumes that
means a deep conviction in Jesus’ path to the Father as he explained it (red
text). So then what it means to say only belief in that path is necessary to be
saved means is that if we are trying to follow this path (red text) and we
error/sin in trying to do so this will not be held against us.
When belief is a mental assent to a doctrine, rather than a deep conviction we are actually trying to follow, the mental assent becomes an excuse and alibi for not following Jesus’ path to the Father, although we generally do not realize this.
Interestingly and unsurprisingly, the Bhagavad Gita (Hinduism) says much the same thing when it says:
A leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even
Water, offered to me in devotion,
I will accept as the loving gift
Of a dedicated heart. Whatever you do,
Make it an offering to me –
The food you eat or worship you perform,
The help you give, even your suffering.
Thus will you be free from karma’s bondage,
From the results of action, good and bad.
https://www.bmcm.org/inspiration/passages/whatever-you-do/
When belief is a mental assent to a doctrine, rather than a deep conviction we are actually trying to follow, the mental assent becomes an excuse and alibi for not following Jesus’ path to the Father, although we generally do not realize this.
Interestingly and unsurprisingly, the Bhagavad Gita (Hinduism) says much the same thing when it says:
A leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even
Water, offered to me in devotion,
I will accept as the loving gift
Of a dedicated heart. Whatever you do,
Make it an offering to me –
The food you eat or worship you perform,
The help you give, even your suffering.
Thus will you be free from karma’s bondage,
From the results of action, good and bad.
https://www.bmcm.org/inspiration/passages/whatever-you-do/
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