What must a person do to be saved? This is a question that I have been looking into lately. Please use Bible quotations, Councils, Docrtrine, Dogma, Saint quotes, etc.
When we die what will we be judged on, specifically? Is it how charitable we are, how much faith we have (and works also), or about when Jesus spoke about separating the sheep and goats because the sheep were charitable to others, thence Jesus also?
Though there is many other scripture to support, or maybe better said expresses this, but this is the standard that most go by, and refer to when showing what it is that must happen that is said directly by Jesus Himself, what is required for Salvation.
The Gospel according to John:3:
1: There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4: Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
5: Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6: That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
As far as works, Paul says it plainly here:
1Cor:3:13: Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
14: If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15: If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.