Hi, Randy —
This is an issue that Protestants will always have problems understanding at long as they reject the Catholic understanding of the Eucharist in John 6:52-69.
Faith alone does nothing. (James 2:14, 17, 20-24) A true faith manifests itself in good deeds and actions, like bringing the Gospel to other non-Christians.
Protestants reject our view of good works because they have the false idea that the good works and deeds we do, are done by us alone. <False!> They are done with Jesus working through us via the Eucharist we receive every Sunday or even every day.
Now Yes, we have to cooperate with the Lord and to that extent, we are bringing Christ into the world by our Catholic Christian examples. This is also why CINO's (Catholics In Name Only) scandalizing the Church do so much damage to the Church's mission.
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Most of these questions we have already answered. I threw in some of them below. I also have a Similar Issues . . . block of questions and answers dealing with Earning versus Grace Working through us, that I put at the end of this posting.
Mike
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