Motivation is Central
nWe should not be bargaining with God.
nSee Matthew 20, parable of the day laborers.
nWe can do nothing without love.
n1Cor 13:1 (NIV) If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
nEffort, orthodoxy, etc., are no replacement.