Boast in our works?

Lutero said:  Catholics boast in their works.  Yep....they are tares among the wheat...

The same as in Matt. 7 who boasted in their works and called Him Lord....yet were told to depart, I never knew you....

They, in Matt 7:21 boasted in their works just as Protestants boast of their faith alone. Whereas Catholics are simply to submit to the Judgement of Christ.  The Scripture is clear:

1 Corinthians 4:5
King James Version (KJV)
⁵ Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

That isn't remotely close to being true...we know the value of good works...they evidence our salvation....Jesus said, by their fruits you shall know them....but we also know that our works are not salvific. Salvation is by grace thru faith, NOT OF WORKS....

Salvation is not by works. But unless you have good works, you won't be saved:

Romans 2:1-13
1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.² But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.³ And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?⁴ Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?⁵ But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;⁶ Who will render to every man according to his deeds:⁷ To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:⁸ But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,⁹ Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;¹⁰ But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:¹¹ For there is no respect of persons with God.¹² For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;¹³ (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

 There are no exceptions for Protestants.

Sincerely,


De Maria