Hi Ursula! Thank you for giving me an opportunity to rethink the issue.
You're absolutely right, we should not teach falsely. In fact, that is exactly why I wrote the article, to correct a false teaching which says you're not saved until you produce certain physical works, as proof. New believers are are routinely expected to produce these works, such as a certain prayer, baptism, verbal testimony before witnesses, etc. This evidence is expected, not as a work of Christ, but as proof of Christianity before they will be accepted by Christians. If Jesus said 'Letting your light shine before men' is a condition of salvation, then I would be incorrectly teaching. We are not called to judge the salvation of another based on physical evidence. This was the point. May I recommend re-reading the last 2 paragraphs?
A Christian life is evidenced in any number of ways, most of them having nothing to do with the physical world. I'm sorry if I misled you in any way. Please let me know if this is cleared up.
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Love & Hugs, Glen
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