Saved by faith alone; works are evidence of salvation, not the means of it — applied to homosexual lifestyle

Mike explains the distinction: works do not cause salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9) but flow naturally from it as the Holy Spirit transforms a believer's life (Ephesians 2:10). Works are evidence of salvation, not the mechanism. Analogy: buying a car with money causes you to own it; driving it is evidence you own it. Jesus purchased salvation; the believer's changed life is evidence to the world. Applied to the homosexual lifestyle: same-sex attraction alone does not indicate a person is not saved, but actively living out any ongoing unrepentant sinful lifestyle (homosexual, adulterous, etc.) gives reasonable cause to question whether genuine salvation has occurred — the same way someone who claims to own a car but never drives it raises questions.