Several people have shared with me that they are enjoying the “quote for the day” postings. I’m glad for that, though I’m still trying to learn how to do a few things, such as getting my automatic scheduling to work properly and adjusting the formatting so the quotes look better on Facebook. And on days with two posts (a quote and a longer blog), only one is going out automatically. So just bear with me as I keep “tweaking” this thing. And as the quotes for yesterday and this morning did not go out, I am posting both of them today (the afternoon of January 12th). Don’t worry, I’m sure that by the end of the year, I might have all this figured out!
It is not from works that we are set free by the faith of Christ, but from the belief in works, that is, from foolishly presuming to seek justification through works…. We do not have contempt for works and ceremonies; nay, we set the highest value on them; but we have contempt for the belief in works, which no one should consider to constitute true righteousness.
–Martin Luther
We ought to do great and good things because of God, but we cannot allow ourselves to think that because of those good things we do God will grant us salvation.