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I do not at all understand the mystery of grace—only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. -
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To live well is to work well. -
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But we must add at once that the pious will not cease from good works simply because it is impossible to gain any merit by them. Rather, the greater our faith, the more and greater our works…. For sin... -
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A living faith is that which pours itself out in works. -
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Faith cannot but pour forth from all creatures in most eager service to God as a dutiful son serves a godly father. The efficacy of faith is such that from its fruits it is very evident in whose heart... -
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Faith is nothing else than trust in the divine mercy promised in Christ…. This trust in the goodwill or mercy of God first calms our hearts and then inflames us to give thanks to God for his mercy so ... -
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For although faith alone justifies, love is also demanded…. A living faith is that efficacious, burning trust in the mercy of God which never fails to bring forth good fruits. -
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Our confidence in Christ does not make us lazy, negligent or careless, but, on the contrary, it awakens us, urges us on and makes us active in living righteous lives and doing good. There is no self-c... -
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People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you w... -
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Our faith in Christ does not free us from works but rather from the foolish view that works result in our justification. -
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It is not your outward appearance that you should beautify, but your soul, adorning it with good works. -
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We just philosophize, complain of boredom, or drink vodka. It's so clear, you see, that if we're to begin living in the present, we must first of all redeem our past and then be done with it f... -
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Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption. -
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How is it then that we’ve come to imagine that Christianity consists primarily in what we do for God? How has this come to be the good news of Jesus? -
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Our expectation of God's blessing depends on how well we feel we are living the Christian life. We declared temporary bankruptcy to get into His kingdom, so now we think we can and must pay our ow... -
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My observation of Christendom is that most of us tend to base our personal relationship with God on our performance instead of on His grace. -
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There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God. -
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Luther maintained that good works do not make a man good, but a good man does good works.” -
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Blessings that at times come to us through our labors and at times without our labors, but never because of our labors; for God always gives them because of His undeserved mercy. -
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When a person has lost Christ, he must fall into the confidence of his own works…. Take great care that no one goes to mass trusting in confession, or prayer, or self-preparation; but lacking confiden... -
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Naked need is the occasion for God's giving, not a need adorned with the clean, elegant robes of respectability and good works. -
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Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. -
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Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun. -
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Evangelicals believe they are saved by grace through faith but then add a man-made waiver that you have to work as hard as you can meet middle-class behavioral patterns to hang onto it. -
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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The ey... -
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The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. -
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We are justified, not by giving anything to God, - what we do, - but by receiving from God, what Christ hath done for us. -
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Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works. -
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If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. -
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Gratitude is important not only because it helps us feel good but also because it inspires us to do good. Gratitude heals, energizes, and transforms lives in myriad ways consistent with the notion tha...
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