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Understanding Faith
Faith comes from the Holy Spirit
Faith is a gift from God
James: faith without action is dead
Good deeds of faith are a gift from God as well
Understanding Good Deeds
Q. 86
Since we have been delivered from our misery
by grace through Christ
without any merit of our own,
why then should we do good works?
Because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood,
is also restoring us by his Spirit into his image,
so that with our whole lives
we may show that we are thankful to God
for his benefits,
so that he may be praised through us,
so that we may be assured of our faith
by its fruits,
and so that by our godly living
our neighbors may be won over to Christ.
Q. 86
Since we have been delivered from our misery
by grace through Christ
without any merit of our own,
why then should we do good works?
Because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood,
is also restoring us by his Spirit into his image,
so that with our whole lives
we may show that we are thankful to God
for his benefits,
so that he may be praised through us,
so that we may be assured of our faith
by its fruits,
and so that by our godly living
our neighbors may be won over to Christ.
“It is impossible for those grafted into Christ through true faith not to produce fruits of gratitude” - HC 64
"having redeemed" - already done
"is also restoring" - ongoing action
Being a thankful person:
praises God
strengthens our faith
witnesses to others
Growing Gratitude
What do actions of faith look like?
shalom flourishing - using my abilities to lift somebody else
gratitude - they owe me nothing in return
Grace is not free - redemption came at a tremendous cost
my life is a testimony of gratitude
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