We are saved by faith, or we are subject to the absurdity of a whimsical fate. We cannot control reality and so if our will has no impact on outcomes then we are nothing but a leaf blowing in the wind. What is our mind and spirit but illusions, if they have zero impact on outcomes? Only faith can save us, if we have it. But what does it mean to have faith? What does it mean to be saved by faith and not by works?