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Law and Gospel, justification by faith alone
What does this mean for faith and life?
Love is what faith produces when it grasps grace. Faith alone justifies, but faith is never alone—it produces love. The works Paul critiques are not love's works but self-righteous achievement. Love flows from faith that receives.
Love comes from faith, not the reverse
Justified freely, we love freely
Love is not for earning but for expressing
ἀγάπη (agape) in Greek was uncommon before Christians gave it new meaning
μακροθυμεῖ (patient) is literally "long-tempered"
τέλειον (perfect/complete) in v.10 points to eschatological fullness
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