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Friday, October 14 Faith is its own reward The debate about faith and works has been going on for a long time. Saint Paul talked about it a lot, and the church during the Reformation fought over it; for everyone who quoted Paul’s words “a person is justified by faith apart from works of the law” (Romans 3:28) there was someone who would come back with “faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (James 2:17)! From today’s perspective we have a more balanced view and understand Paul was not disparaging the importance of good works but making the point that a person does what is good because they are justified by their faith in Jesus who gave himself for others out of love. Do some good today for the same reason. TODAY’S READINGS: Romans 4:1-8; Luke 12:1-7 (471) “When one believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.”

 

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