There is no doubt that we are saved by God's grace (Ephesians 2:8; Romans 11:6; etc). Yet this does not change the fact that Jesus measures our love for him by works. In his own words, "if anyone loves me, he will keep my words...He who does not love me does not keep my words" (John 14:23).
Paul prayed that the believer would attain to the riches of the full assurance of understanding (Colossians 2:2). When reveals to us the riches of his grace and the magnitude of our inheritance, there is nothing we want more than to keep his words.
