Salvation is a free gift that cannot be earned by good behavior or religious rituals.  However, it is not enough to just verbalize belief.  A person who is devoted to Jesus will be renewed by the Holy Spirit and live in a way that is pleasing to God.  What a person does is evidence of what that person believes.  Every Christian will strive to obey the Bible’s instructions.  But, we all still sin, hurting our relationship with the holy God and other people.  God’s graciousness in forgiving us should not be used as an excuse to continue to sin, but we should lovingly help one another admit wrong behavior and continually seek to be reconciled to God and each other.  (Rom. 1:18-2:11, 12:1-2; Gal. 5:16-26; Eph. 4:17-5:21; Col. 3:1-17; Titus 3:5; I John 5:1-5)