It's clear that good works done for the right reason puts us in the spirit of life which is God's spirit.
No; what puts the spirit of life in us is faith in Jesus Christ; and as the result of that faith, we do works for the right reason.
Paul is a Jew also, but he is in charge of the Gentile-Christian ministry. He makes it clear that Christians are not of the Law and should not observe the Law...the Law being the 613 Mosaic Laws.
Agree...
In Romans 7:6 it teaches us that we are no longer bound to the letter of the law but are obedient to the spirit of it.
That being said, the law is written on the hearts and minds of New Covenant believers (Hebrews 8:8-10; Hebrews 10:16, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:4, 1 John 5:3, 2 John 1:6, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14; Romans 5:5).
Sin is the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4) and we are told in scripture not to sin (1 Corinthians 13:34, Ephesians 4:26, 1 John 3:6).
When Paul says works of the Law, he is referring to observing the Law and abiding by it.
And of course, while we are not justified "by" the works of the law (Galatians 2:16); it is equally true that the doers of the law shall be justified (Romans 2:13).
We do not save ourselves by abiding by the law; but if we have been genuinely saved, the fruit of that is the fruit of the Spirit against which there is no law (Galatians 5:22-23).
The Laws given at Mt. Sinai were not called the Ten Commandments by God
Exo 34:28, And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
Deu 4:13, And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
Deu 10:4, And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
I believe that this is speaking of the ten commandments that the Lord gives us in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. Everything before verse 22 in Deuteronomy 5. Read that verse, Deuteronomy 5:22.
This was a message to the Jews who were given the knowledge of God, like the Pharisees, but since the Messiah, through their history to the present, believed in and followed the OT scriptures only but rejected Jesus and rejected Christians and the NT.
This statement is unclear in its current form and appears to be saying something unkosher. So I want to give you the opportunity to reiterate the sentence with slightly different words.
The reason a person goes to heaven, is because what Jesus has accomplished to get you into heaven, has been applied to you, by God.
And, of course, this is because of your (continued) faith in Jesus and what He did for you on the Cross.
If you were to cease to have faith, you would lose salvation.
But, fortunately, those who have a heart faith that is unto righteousness (Romans 10:10) and enduring to the end (Matthew 10:22, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14) have been sealed by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 4:30, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5) and therefore have an everlasting faith.
Hell isn't meant for the evil, as if it was, we'd all go there, as we are all unrighteous,
Romans 3:10-18 is qualified by Romans 3:9 and Romans 3:19.
In Romans 3:9, we find that Romans 3:10-18 is speaking of Jew and Gentile. There is another category spoken of in 1 Corinthians 10:32...the church of God.
In Romans 3:19, we find that Romans 3:10-18 is speaking of those who are under the law (those not in the church; those who have not placed their faith in Jesus for salvation). It is what the law says to those who are under it. However, born again Christians are not under the law (Romans 6:14); and therefore Romans 3:10-18 does not apply to them.
See: wrangler, justbyfaith, and ferris bueller for an update on the "other Gospel", they teach everytime they are here.
And of course, this is coming from someone who teaches the faithful and true gospel that Christians don't have indwelling sin. NOT! it is not faithful and true...the fact that he believes and teaches this means that he is deceiving himself and the truth is not in him (1 John 1:8)....and if he convinces anyone of this doctrine, he would also be deceiving them.