Whereas sin-talk alone squashes our sense of self-worth, grace-talk announces our value in the eyes of God. So, let's put sin-talk and grace-talk together into a single grammar of faith. Sin-talk and grace-talk bolster self-worth.
Justification by faith, as emphasized by St. Paul and again in the Protestant Reformation, signifies that our forgiveness and salvation are gifts of God's grace. But, what does "faith" here mean? Belief? No. Trust? No. Indwellling of Christ? Yes. "Faith" in "justification by faith" grasps the living Christ himself.
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