and are lacking the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. (Rom 3:20–24, authors’ translation2) And then there is James: But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder. Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is barren? Was not our
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