Let's say I want to go to Japan. There is literally no way to get myself there using my physical body. There is an ocean between my destination and I can't swim across it. Someone tells me there is a plane that can fly me there. So I buy a ticket and get on the plane. It then flies me to Japan. I didn't get myself there, but if I hadn't believed the plane could get me there and boarded the plane, it would have gone there without me.
Grace through Christ's Atonement is the plane. Faith is believing that the plane can get me there. Works is buying the ticket and getting on the plane. All three parts are absolutely essential. However, it's clear that Christ is the only way we have any chance to return to our Heavenly Father. He does the heavy lifting.
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