Faith

True or false: Works are evidence of election according to the text?

True or false: Faith works through love according to the text?

True or false: Our works are decisive in our salvation according to the text?

True or false: Jesus says that no one can come to Him unless the Father draws them?

True or false: Jesus says that if you love Him, you will keep His commandments?

True or false: Jesus says that His sheep hear His voice and follow Him?

True or false: The gospel net gathers fish of every kind, including both righteous and evil?

True or false: The visible church is always a mixed catch, with both weeds and wheat?

True or false: The visible church always has goats among the sheep?

True or false: The distinguishing factor of the elect is their God-given faith demonstrated through their God-dependent works?

True or false: Our works are decisive in our salvation?

True or false: Faith works through words?

True or false: We must be diligent to make our calling and election sure by working out our own salvation?

Works are evidence of election, not the cause of it.
Jesus highlights the relationship between election and works, saying that no one can come to Him unless the Father draws them, and that if you love Him, you will keep His commandments.
Faith is demonstrated by God-dependent works, which are evidence of God's saving work in us.

The visible church is a mixed community, containing both righteous and evil individuals.
Jesus' parables illustrate this, comparing the church to a net that gathers fish of every kind, or a field with weeds among the wheat.

What distinguishes the elect from others is their God-given faith, which is demonstrated by their God-dependent works.
Faith works through love, and is not just a matter of words.

Our works are not decisive in our salvation, but rather evidence of God's saving work in us.
We must be diligent to make our calling and election sure by working out our own salvation with fear and trembling.