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Originally Posted by Timotheist
There is only one If one thinks of salvation as a simple binary outcome: life or death, saved or unsaved, then one will remain confused. There are TWO books opened at the final judgement: one covering deeds, and the other determines life or death.
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That is the outcome of salvation if you believe salvation by grace through faith. The two books are for different groups, the unbelievers are judged by their deeds because God is righteous. The Believers are in the book of life and counted as righteous through Jesus Christ.
The parables are spoken to the disciples, and then Jesus at the end of his parables clarifies what it means (sheep and goats). He does this with all his parables throughout all his ministry. It’s no different here.
I could be wrong, it just doesn’t make sense for the Bible to say you’re saved through Jesus, but then say your saved by what you do. There maybe rewards for more faithful, but that’s not what I think the three parables in discussion are about.