Does salvation require good works?

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Do catholics believe a person need only accept Jesus as their saviour to be saved or must they do good works as well?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on salvation. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

**Recommended Reading:
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• Salvation from the Catholic Answers Library
• ** Once Saved, Always Saved? by Jason Evert **
• ** Is Justification Ongoing? by Mark Brumley**
• ** It’s Not Over ‘til It’s Over by Tim Staples**
• ** How should a Catholic reply to the question, “have you been saved?”**
• ** What’s the difference between redemption and salvation?**
• ** Where do I find info on salvation?**
• ** Why do we hold to conditional salvation?**
• ** Confused: I can’t be sure I’m going to heaven?**
• ** What about eternal security?**
• ** Does 1 John 5 confirm once saved, always saved?**
• ** Can one lose salvation?**
• ** Are we sacraments? **