Contrast your absolute fallible opinion on salvation with St Paul.
Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13).”
Do you fully understand these verses?
Paul is saying we come to God through faith in Christ.
We're justified by faith. It's not about works.
The Greek behind "having been justified" (it's plural and refers to us...the believer(s) and is in the passive meaning someone is acted upon. That is us.)
The verb, δικαιόω, means to be cleared of all charges related to sins.
We are justified by what God has done through Christ.
Paul is not expressing any doubt about our salvation in this passage.
Nor does he in any of his writings when read in context.
Well, if you are hoping your works are going to help or somehow contribute , you’re going to be in for a big surprise.
God owes no man for any work performed and relying on works puts man in the position of holding GOD accountable because it’s saying *God, look what I did. Now you owe me.*
Some people believe only PART of the Bible. They CHOOSE to ignore some parts, as in Matthew 19:3-12 and Mark 10:2-12, Jesus' words against marry-divorce-remarry and so on...the "Henry VIII" model.
The words of Jesus aren't like a menu, are they, where we can pick and choose? We trust ALL of His words, ALL of them.
FEAR and TREMBLING and hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ. If we can't trust the promises of Jesus, ALL OF THEM, then whom can be trust?
Well put, ADSUM.