Salvation is by grace through faith, but the faith that is by grace manifests itself in obedience. We must never put the cart of obedience before the horse of faith, but neither should we put false confidence in a cartless horse. The apostle Paul said, “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine” (2 Cor. 13:5 NLT). But what do we look for, since faith is invisible? We look for that which is visible, our obedience to the teachings of Jesus. And once we’re sure we have met the minimum requirement,