There are works we must do when we want to be saved, and then there are other kinds of works to do after we are saved; however, we must obey Jesus' teachings to be saved. Jesus says to humble yourself, to repent, to have a forgiving heart, and to call on him.
If you have a heart that does not want to help a brother who is hungry, then you do not yet have a heart to be saved.
If you have a heart that does not humble itself, to be ready to do all that Jesus says, then you are not ready to be saved.
:doh: A given.