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00:28Good,
00:29So we return to conclude this extensive topic of salvation, which has to do, on the one hand, with the
00:37faith that justifies me, but on the other hand with the works that are identified as in a man
00:44Faith ultimately leads me to definitive salvation.
00:48And well, some people think that the teachings of Paul and James related to the subject of faith
00:55And the works, as we have already said, contradict each other, but as I think has already become clear, the writing does not support such a thing.
01:03conclusion.
01:04The main idea of Paul's writings is that faith opens the door to justification, not...
01:12The works of the Mosaic law in particular, such as circumcision, keeping the Sabbath, etc. That's not it.
01:19While James's main idea is that if we don't do good works, this proves that the faith we have
01:28what we profess is not genuine.
01:30The faith that justifies is the faith that works.
01:34Now, as clearly seen in Galatians 5:6, the works produced by living faith bear witness that it is a
01:44genuine and living faith.
01:47We cannot simply declare that we have faith.
01:51We must show our faith by doing what God commands us, the exercise of faith, the obedience of faith.
02:00the obedience of the gospel.
02:02Yes, I believe in God, I believe in Jesus Christ, but I do nothing in relation to charity, I don't attend to my
02:10Brothers, I don't pay attention to my parents, I live for myself.
02:14God, well yes, he's up there in heaven, and the Bible, well, it's in my bedroom, and I made everything
02:20my sacraments of initiation.
02:22The Holy Spirit is alive in me, but I remain seated, I remain paralyzed, I remain blind
02:29And obviously the blind and the paralyzed in Holy Scripture represent the unbeliever, the person who does not see
02:39and that it doesn't walk.
02:41And obviously, this will make things more difficult.
02:44No one knows who will ultimately be saved or not, but it will certainly make it more difficult for that person to achieve salvation.
02:53And Trich Bonhoeffer, an influential theologian who was martyred under the Nazi regime, says
03:00Faith is real only when there is obedience, never without it, and faith is only solid through obedience.
03:11obedience.
03:13However, we must keep in mind that doing something for God does not mean that we are obeying Jesus.
03:23And being an apostle doesn't always mean that I am obeying Jesus.
03:27There are people who are very apostolic, but who lead a life completely outside the Gospel.
03:36This is terrible in the church.
03:39How many people, even from the apostolate, how many people we should validate as leaders, leaders in our church,
03:53who do a lot of apostolic work, but who do not live a life consistent with the Gospel,
03:58who are not obedient to the faith.
04:01He is very specific about what he asks us to do.
04:05He tells us, follow me, hold on to me.
04:10It doesn't say, follow me in some biblical principles, whichever ones suit you.
04:20No, Jesus does not propose a positive thinking plan, nor does he provide seven easy steps to become his disciple.
04:29That doesn't exist.
04:30Jesus says, follow me.
04:34And that's what we must do.
04:39Bonhoeffer also says,
04:41Making the decision to follow Jesus Christ without having accepted him is meaningless and you will be rejected by Jesus.
04:53This is the faith that saves.
04:55It is the one that comes from the justification accomplished by Christ.
04:59So, that's where we really test it, right?
05:05So, yes, they tortured me, but what was my faith?
05:10So, what did I believe in my whole life?
05:12What was the central decision of my life?
05:16In other words, if our faith does not correspond to our actions,
05:21So what kind of faith was that?
05:25In other words, it seems to me that these texts, although they might be a little contradictory for some,
05:31They make a lot of sense to me,
05:33because they present us with this reality that I believe is lacking in our church today.
05:38Today, our church needs to clearly understand what Paul preached.
05:43what James preached,
05:46what Jesus preached,
05:48It's not about learning things,
05:52but to follow a person.
05:54And to do what that person has asked us to do, has ordered us to do.
05:58That is true faith.
06:00That is the path that leads us, precisely, to salvation.
06:03And that is why chapter 25 of Matthew,
06:07Well, it's total, it's crucial, it's definitive.
06:09if we want to understand Paul's theology of justification.
06:13Otherwise, we'll have completely outlandish ideas.
06:18People who, in Protestantism,
06:20or the people who belong to any of these churches,
06:23They say, no, well I already accepted Jesus.
06:25And then, what about your moral life?
06:28and the exercise of your life,
06:31No, it's because I'm a pastor, I'm a preacher,
06:33I do,
06:34and your family, your children, your parents,
06:36the poor, the sick,
06:38The Christian life is in your life.
06:42They finally feel like martyrs because people attack them,
06:45He questions them,
06:47And then he says, I am dying for Christ.
06:51Well, I don't think that's definitive at least.
06:55Where does this justification lead us, brothers?
06:59This justification leads us to gratitude,
07:02because it is a free work.
07:04In short, we can say that we are justified by faith.
07:09Therefore, the authentic Christian,
07:11the Catholic,
07:12It does not claim to have already been justified by its own strength,
07:18but we give all the glory to God.
07:20Justification is God's free gift to man.
07:26God is the one who justifies.
07:29The man has not won it.
07:32He did not win the victory on his own.
07:35This is a work of God.
07:37God's justification makes us entirely obligated to give thanks,
07:43because He is the cause,
07:46He is the one who paid the ransom for us.
07:49Therefore we give him glory,
07:51That is why we praise him,
07:52That is why we glorify him,
07:54because He paid.
07:55The work is His.
07:57If we reach heaven,
07:59It's not because we behave very well here on Earth,
08:04and we did many good things,
08:07but because Christ died.
08:11He is the one who gave his blood in the most holy place of the cross.
08:18He is the one who poured out the Holy Spirit on us.
08:22Now, rescued by Christ and filled with the Holy Spirit,
08:28God expects us to act justly,
08:31obeying the law of love in its fullness,
08:33and that our charitable works,
08:36driven by the same Spirit,
08:39bear witness to our new relationship with God
08:41and of the hope we profess.
08:45We are called now,
08:48on the one hand,
08:50to give glory to the Lord,
08:52to testify that Christ truly lives in us,
08:56may our works be the instrument of bearing witness to them,
09:01and may all this lead us to continuous gratitude to the Lord.
09:06A Christian should be a man in constant gratitude to God,
09:12because we continually have to recognize
09:14that we have been saved,
09:17justified,
09:18through undeserved grace
09:20of the death and resurrection of Jesus,
09:23who has now given us his Spirit,
09:25so that we,
09:26doing works of justice,
09:28we can attain salvation.
09:30Well, for him,
09:31my brothers,
09:31power,
09:32honor and glory,
09:33Gratitude forever.
09:35And we'll end this topic here.
09:37which completely concludes this introduction,
09:43a very extensive introduction about these two letters
09:47who focus their attention on these issues of justice,
09:51justification and grace,
09:53and that we have, therefore,
09:55rounded off with the theme of faith.
09:58And so we close this entire chapter.
10:00and we're getting ready for our next classes
10:03Let's get into the central themes of Galatians and Romans.
10:09We will see now in our next classes,
10:12well,
10:13There are still some elements that I think are important.
10:16to return again,
10:18because time has passed.
10:20So,
10:20We will give a brief summary.
10:22from the introductions to Galatians and Romans,
10:25then we'll get into the topics,
10:29now yes,
10:30interesting aspects of exegesis.
10:32In this class,
10:33We will try to go into a little more depth.
10:36So, well,
10:37well,
10:38See you in our next class.
10:40Blessings to all
10:41And I'll be waiting for you here in the virtual classroom of Active Evangelization.
10:46Until next time.
10:47Until next time.