Is having Faith in the gospel considered a "work"?

[Marymog]

Then would you consider this work to be works based salvation?

Yes.

 

[friend of]

Yes

Okay, here's the thing. Christ said this is something we must do in order to be saved. We must believe in Him. If we don't, then we do not know God and we have not attained the promise of eternal life. John 6:28-29

Is this still works based now salvation and heresy?

 

[Marymog]

Okay, here's the thing. Christ said this is something we must do in order to be saved. We must believe in Him. If we don't, then we do not know God and we have not attained the promise of eternal life. John 6:28-29

Is this still works based now salvation and heresy?

I don't understand your question.....

 

[Helen]

Okay, here's the thing. Christ said this is something we must do in order to be saved. We must believe in Him. If we don't, then we do not know God and we have not attained the promise of eternal life. John 6:28-29

Is this still works based now salvation and heresy?

Well, is love "work"?
If you have kids, do you have to work at loving them?
( not when they are being naughty, but when you look at them asleep in bed :))

The night I came to Jesus, came to the cross, got saved, whatever phrase you use... It was when I heard the preaching of the cross I saw the great love of God for mankind...how could do I anything but fall in love with such a Father.

It sure didn't feel like a work to me!
Running after God , is not work for me...

Even Jesus , when he had the cross before Him...( the 'work' He came to earth to do) it says :-
2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."

People burn out, and it becomes work when we do not continually "Behold Him"
when we lose focus and look at the waves as Peter did, and not at Him.

In all our doings if we 'consider Him', then we are coworker with Him...and His power works through us. He carries the heavy side of the yoke.

There are dead works and there is the works of God.

So the answer is ...NO, it is not a dead work.

Those who teach salvation by works ...(= by our works earning us something ) are teaching dead works.

"..the fire will reveal of what sort of works ours are "

 

[Enoch111]

We must believe in Him.

Faith is not a work, and works are not faith. Faith is believing and trusting without any reservation. Works are good deeds.