In the Christian tradition, good deeds should result from one's faith, not be the foundation or requirement for it. There has been great controversy over this

In the Christian tradition, good deeds should result from one's faith, not be the foundation or requirement for it. There has been great controversy over this between varying denominations, both in terminology and in belief -- it's not a universal belief among the varying faith traditions and hasn't been universal at any time in the past to now.