tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post5242024898673021747..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: Old Lutheran Quote of the DayWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-18783323004526669932012-08-09T13:39:29.504-05:002012-08-09T13:39:29.504-05:00Pr Weedon,
We teach that good works have merit, n...Pr Weedon,<br /><br /><i>We teach that good works have merit, not . . . for grace . . but for other rewards, bodily and spiritual, in this life and after this life.</i><br /><br />I suppose that Melanchthon is operating under a strict understanding of grace, namely, the <i>favor Dei propter Christum</i>, but even on this strict understanding, could it not be said that bodily and spiritual rewards are graces of God that spring from God's favor? And because the works of believers merit bodily and spiritual rewards, said believers therefore merit God's grace(s)? Not for the forgiveness of sins nor for justification, to be sure, but God's grace nonetheless?<br /><br />This seems to be in line with the language of some of the monastic literature, that prayer, fasting, and almsgiving done in faith 'attract the grace of God'.<br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br />By the way, this is the same Andrew who emailed you a couple days ago requesting essential reading on justification.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607004416434305240noreply@blogger.com