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Dear Jerry,
The Blood of Jesus Christ is Grace.
Faith and good works proceed from
Grace. When we are baptized, we receive
sanctifying Grace.
- It is Grace which allows us to do
good works, which prompts us to do
good works and, as we do good works,
we add to the quality of our justification.
- It is Grace which causes us to repent
when we fall into sin. When we go
to Confession, we once again receive
sanctifying Grace.
If we want to be technical, we are
saved by Grace and justified by faith
and good works done in response to
Grace. Nevertheless, Salvation is a complete
act of Christ from beginning to end
and it requires our free will cooperation.
By the way, our free will, which
is the ability to positively respond
to Grace, is also a Grace.
You might want to read St. Augustine or St. Thomas Aquinas.
Under His Mercy,
John DiMascio
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