Isa 1:18 KJV Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. [Herald of Light Activity from the Bible Brigade]
In a book I'm reading, the author, commenting on Eph 2:8-10, said:
"While our salvation is not a "result of works"... it does result in works."
That's a helpful distinction. Important to understand the difference between those little words 'of' and 'in'