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Faith + Work = Salvation

 One of the major conception about salvation that divided Catholicism and Protestantism is this about Salvation.  God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” (Romans 2:6) Based on this verse and other similar verses, the Roman Catholic believes that faith alone is not correct. "Works" definitely has something to do with salvation.  Now, I am writing this not to divide the 2 beloved religion even further (which I strongly believe should be considered as 1). I am writing this to clarify the truth from my understanding of the Bible. Whoever is reading this, you are given a humanly wisdom and spiritual wisdom to discern the truth. There are many mysteries in the Bible that don't affect your salvation. Those knowledge are good-to-know basis, make you smarter. But there are mysteries that will affect your mindset about the most crucial thing, our salvation. This is one of them. First thing first, Romans 2:6, if you realise, Paul was quoting from Psalm 62...