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the rasburry patch may 2012 the rasburry patch random pickings from a lutheran pastor devoted to the life of christ in the body of christ for the life of the world 29 may 2012 faith and works two sides of the same coin the following article will appear in the june july issue of my congregation s newsletter the hope lutheran we lutherans are good about talking about how we are saved by god s grace through faith in jesus christ but what about our good works do we lutherans talk at all about how to live our life and how to do good works let s see in 1520 martin luther wrote a book called the freedom of the christian he made two statements that at first glance seem to contradict each other luther said a christian is a perfectly free lord of all subject to none and a christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all subject to all luther s works vol 31 p 344 what exactly did luther mean since the bible shaped luther and his teaching he was saying only what god says in his written word even the bible seems to give us some dueling verses on the one hand we read st paul when he says one is justified by faith apart from works of the law romans 3 28 then on the other hand we read st james who says a person is justified by works and not by faith alone james 2 24 well which is it are we justified by faith alone or are we justified by our works and our faith are we free lords or dutiful servants the answer is a good firm solid lutheran yes let me explain in ephesians 2 8 10 st paul shows us how faith and works are really like to sides of the same coin that coin being life with god in part 1 of this well known passage paul says for by grace you have been saved through faith and this is not your own doing it is the gift of god not a result of works so that no one may boast ephesians 2 8 9 god saved us purely and solely by his grace revealed in the perfect life death and resurrection of his son jesus christ as st paul said earlier in ephesians 2 we were dead in our trespasses and sins now a corpse cannot give itself cpr can it of course not but god saved us made us alive by his grace that is by his goodness in christ jesus his son and we receive that gift of new life and forgiveness by faith alone in other words we may not see visible proof of our new spiritual life given by god himself but we can trust him that we have it as st paul says elsewhere you have died and your life is hidden with christ in god colossians 3 3 after extolling god s grace that saves us st paul goes on to part 2 of this well known passage here he talks about living in good works for we are his workmanship created in christ jesus for good works which god prepared beforehand that we should walk in them ephesians 2 10 now that we are alive in christ jesus we live to do good works and we do good works as we live all of life now that christ s blood covers and cloaks our sin god sees everything we do as good everything from getting up in the morning to going to work or school to helping a friend in need now that god makes us completely pure and holy in the death and resurrection of his son jesus we are free to do good works the catch however is that we do not need to do our good works for god he doesn t want or need them for himself instead we get to do our good works for our neighbor gustaf wingren a 20 th century swedish lutheran theologian said it this way god does not need our good works but our neighbor does luther on vocation p 10 you see god already gives us everything by grace through faith in christ jesus he does not need us to give him our good works instead god wants us to give our good works to our neighbor bishop wingren explained the difference well first he explained what faith is all about faith receives a gift which is not to be used toward something else it is simply a gift a promise of participation in christ s eternal kingdom faith is joy at a gift which man received without becoming as good as he hoped the gospel is for sinners when he also receives god s commandment he heeds it not that he may thereby become a better person that would still be bondage to the law but simply because god commands it such single obedience is the work of the holy spirit luther on vocation p 200 simply stated faith only receives the perfect righteousness of jesus christ as a free gift the good news is this we don t need to do anything anything to acquire or keep god s gift of spiritual life bishop wingren then explained good works again we don t need to do our good works for god or for jesus instead we get to do them for our neighbor here s what wingren said the man of faith knows that in god he has enough for eternity therefore he can desist from great systematic efforts toward being holy he can attend to that which needs righting in relation to other people s need in the context of his life it is of no moment to him whether or not his actions look spiritual he does not act in order to strengthen his religious life but rather for the sake of his neighbor luther on vocation p 201 202 so when we think about our faith and our good works yes lutherans teach both we remember that they belong together like two sides of the same coin first god makes us pure perfect and completely holy in the blood of jesus christ in our baptism god washed us clean for all eternity when we hear the gospel proclaimed in sermons bible classes or holy absolution god keeps us pure and perfect in his forgiveness and as often as we eat and drink christ s body and blood jesus himself strengthens us on his own perfect life so in christ each of us really is a new creation 2 corinthians 5 17 this new pure perfect holy life that god freely gives us shows itself as we serve our neighbor and our neighbor can be as close as our spouse our child or our parent or as unknown as the child who benefits from our donation to the united way good works are not necessarily fancy works or works that get praised at church or in society good works serve the need of our neighbor our good works can include feeding a homeless person or they can simply involve clearing the table after dinner or changing a dirty diaper going to work in the morning and doing our job to the best of our ability is just as much a good work as giving to a charity you see god delights in all shapes and sizes of good works but he does not create us for good works so that we can stroke our own egos instead he reprograms us if you will to do good works for our neighbor s benefit so we can rejoice in our faith in christ jesus and in our good works they go together like two sides of the same coin the coin of new life with god in christ jesus the hymn says it so well faith clings to jesus cross alone and rests in him unceasing and by its fruits true faith is known with love and hope increasing for faith alone can justify works serve our neighbor and supply the proof that faith is living lsb 555 9 posted by randy asburry at 2 31 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels faith good works vocation 26 may 2012 kfuo open house 5 29 2012 you re invited to an open house on tuesday may 29 2012 anytime between 10 am and 2 pm we are celebrating our 85th anniversary of broadcasting from our current location at 85 founders lane in clayton mo the kfuo air studio is the longest continually operating broadcast studio in the world posted by randy asburry at 9 37 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels kfuo lcms radio with intrepid hearts rev dr matthew c harrison talks with seminary student chris chandler at the conclusion of today s 5 23 chapel service at the lutheran church missouri synod s international center in st louis posted by randy asburry at 9 33 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels lcms lutheran confessions 03 may 2012 and kudos to all who have been listening and continue listening to the morning show on kfuo radio am 850 in greater st louis or kfuo org worldwide monday friday 7 00 9 00 a m central time it truly is an honor and joy to serve as host of the show it s a great delight to help you start your day with the word of god and prayer morning prayer segment catechetical thoughts feeding the faith segment quick trips through the church s history on this day segment news and views from around the church around the lcms segment and different topics in the open lines segment by the way please call in or email kfuo kfuo org and join the conversation no need to be shy thank you for letting us help you sanctify your day with the word of god and prayer posted by randy asburry at 9 43 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels kfuo radio delightful hearing thank you pr weedon for the kudos on kfuo s morning show and especially for your insight into today s reading from luke 10 i do have to wonder if it wasn t the hearing of this text that largely sparked the insight after all when we read the text on a page we do tend to break things up by sentence or verse or paragraph or according to editorial headings but when we actually hear the text read aloud the mind with the aid of the holy spirit of course cf john 16 13 seems to make these insightful connections st paul said it well faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of christ rom 10 17 and that s what makes it so delightful to put the church s prayer life out on the airwaves to be heard here s pr weedon s post in full one of the delightful things about the morning commute into st louis is that at 7 a m each morning kfuo 850 am returns to the airwaves and i get to pray matins with my dear friend pastor randy asburry this morning as he read the nt reading in treasury from luke 10 i heard something i d always missed before you see one of the dangers of using a lectionary is that stories take on a life of their own and you forget that they nestle right next to other stories so i certainly know very well the pericopes dealing with the good samaritan and jesus visit to the home of martha and mary but i plum forgot that thy literally are next door neighbors so think of it the good samaritan story ends with jesus wringing from the lawyer the very word that is at the heart of torah mercy and he tells him go and do likewise go show mercy go have compassion go be of service and use to another and then we see martha being all good samaritanish serving and working in the kitchen fixing a meal for our lord and his followers and yet when she dares to criticize mary and urge the lord to tell her to get busy with the serving jesus stops her dead in her tracks the result of martha s busyness was that she was fretting and worked up about lots of stuff mary on the other hand has chosen the better part the better portion the chief goodie jesus refuses to let anyone take it from her the life of action or the contemplative life well our lord desires for us both but he s utterly clear which must have the priority his word and the hearing of his word and its preaching that s the best and we must never allow anyone to deprive us of it with urging to be busy for we can only go and do likewise when we have first sat at the feet of the good samaritan and let him through his word spoken and sacramentally enacted bind up our wounds anoint us and heal us anywho kudos to kfuo for allowing us to kick off each day with the joys of hearing the word together singing god s praises together and asking his blessing upon the new day he has seen fit to give us o lord open my lips and my mouth will declare your praise posted by randy asburry at 9 25 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christian life kfuo mercy prayer radio newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom subscribe subscribe in a reader about me randy asburry st louis missouri united states view my complete profile sacred meditations issues etc lutheran 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