And if the best thing that that person can think of to glorify God is to attend a basketball game, then he better go and glorify God. Similarly, it is not my practice to attend sporting events because my motive would not be to love, adore and please God. One time God did send me to a basketball game and as a result someone repented. Let's take a closer look at faith and at grace. Faith is a full trust, confidence and belief in God and his promises and, more specifically, that through the blood of Christ shed for us we can have our sins forgiven.
Grace also has an integral part in one's salvation.
It teaches us to say 'No' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age. God's grace does not simply forgive our sins and then cause God to overlook future sins. Rather, by grace God forgives us and then grace teaches us to change our ways and teaches us how to live. So it is by grace through faith that we are saved, but we are not exempt from obedience. Following a set of rules cannot save you from hell.