Josh

"...a Christian man has in his faith all that he needs, and needs no works to justify him ... they who imagine that they are fulfilling the law by doing the works of chastity and mercy required by the law (the civil and human virtues), might not be confident that they will ... be saved; they are included under the sin of unbelief, and must either seek mercy or be justly condemned." —Luther, On the Freedom of a Christian #gm #grace #thelawandthegospel #wedistinguish

🫡 Onward.

Oh man. We had one crawl under the truck and up under the hood into the engine area. Could not get it out. Trying to be proactive and keep them from getting a foothold this year. But they got a duck already one night. And the coyotes heard it and came and picked off a chicken later. Too many varmints.

They're out of control. This is #3 already.

Raccoon warfare season 2 is underway. #provideandprotect #homestead

Exactly. 👍

Jesus said, "My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matt. 11:30). You lose this the minute you make your own works part of the basis on which God declares you righteous in His sight. It doesn't matter if you claim they are works carried out by God's grace. The entire weight of God's perfect law is hung around your neck like a millstone. You must accomplish it to gain eternal life. That is not good news. #christianostr #biblestr #gm